oxytone

English

Alternative forms

oxyt. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

oxytone (not comparable)

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

Translations

oxytone

French: ^{(please verify)} oxyton (fr) m
German: oxyton, oxytonisch
Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)
Ancient: ὀξύτονος (oxútonos)

Hebrew: מִלְּרַע‎ (he)
Hungarian: oxiton, végéles
Latin: ^{(please verify)} oxytonus
Portuguese: oxítono (pt)
Spanish: oxítono (es) m

Noun

oxytone (plural oxytones)

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

Translations

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

German: Oxytonum n, Oxytonon (de) n
Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)
Italian: ossitona f

Portuguese: oxítona (pt) f
Spanish: palabra aguda f, oxítona (es) f

Related terms

Further reading

oxytone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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