perispomenon

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EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈspəʊmənɒn/

AdjectiveEdit

perispomenon (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, of a word) Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

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NounEdit

perispomenon (plural perispomena)

  1. (linguistics) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    • 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
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

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