oxytone

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• oxyt. (abbreviation)

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek ὀξύτονος (oxútonos).

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/
• (US) enPR: ŏk'sĭtōn", IPA^(key): /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/

AdjectiveEdit

oxytone (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

TranslationsEdit

oxytone

• French: oxyton (fr) m
• German: oxytonisch
• Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)

  Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος (oxútonos)

• Italian: ossitona f
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} oxytonus
• Portuguese: oxítono (pt)

NounEdit

oxytone (plural oxytones)

1. (linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

TranslationsEdit

word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

• German: Oxytonum n, Oxytonon (de) n
• Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)

• Portuguese: oxítona (pt) f
• Spanish: palabra aguda f

Related termsEdit

• barytone
• paroxytone
• proparoxytone

Further readingEdit

• oxytone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia