pitch accent
Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give…Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.
Tonakzent
тональное ударе́ниеtonalʹnoje udarénije, тоническое ударе́ниеtoničeskoje udarénije, тоновое ударе́ниеtonovoje udarénije
- emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
Translations
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Forms
plural: pitch accents| Singular | pitch accent |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness:tonic accent
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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