oxytone
oxytone · oxytones · oxytona
Oxytonum, Oxytonon
A word with the stress on the last syllableA word with the stress on the last syllable.
UK/ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/US/ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/
» There are no oxytone words in Latin or Esperanto.
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1 sensesA word with the stress on the last syllable.
Oxytonum, Oxytonon
word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable
Examples
1 sentencesThere are no oxytone words in Latin or Esperanto.
Translations
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By meaning 1
word with the stress on the last syllable:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).
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Forms
plural: oxytones / oxytonaWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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