perispomenon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
perispomenon (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a word) Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
- Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone
Translations edit
with a circumflex accent on the last syllable
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Noun edit
perispomenon (plural perispomena)
- (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 edit
Translations edit
word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable
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References edit
- ‘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.)