paroxytone
grave, paroxítono, llano
paroxyton
parossitono, sdrucciolo
paroksytoniczny
paroxítono
Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllableHaving the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/
Translations
5 languagesMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).
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