perispomenon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈspəʊmənɒn/

Adjective

perispomenon (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a word) Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable.

   Alternative form: perispomene

   Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

Translations

with a circumflex accent on the last syllable

• Finnish: perispomenon
• French: périspomène (fr)
• Italian: perispomeno

Noun

perispomenon (plural perispomena)

1. (linguistics) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.

   Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

   • 1893, William Watson Goodwin, A Greek Grammar‎^[1]:

     All contract forms of these adjectives are perispomena; except ώ for έω and όω in the dual

Derived terms

• perispome

Translations

word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable

• German: Perispomenon (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: περισπώμενον n (perispṓmenon)

• Italian: perispomena f

References

• ‘perispo·menon’ s.v. “Perispome, a. and sb.” on page 704/3 of volume VII (O–P, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray, 1908) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)