Paroxytone
Paroxytone ( _el. παροξύτονος, "paroxýtonos") is a linguistic term for a word with stress on the penultimate syllable, that is, the syllable before the last syllable, "e.g", the English word "canasta". In the Italian language the majority of the words are like this.
Related terms are proparoxytone (stress on the last one but two) and oxytone (accented on the last one).
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paroxytone — [par äk′si tōn΄] adj. [ModL paroxytonus < Gr paroxytonos: see PARA 1 & OXYTONE] in Greek grammar, having an acute accent on the next to last syllable n. a paroxytone word … English World dictionary
Paroxytone — Par*ox y*tone, n. [Gr. ?, a. See {Para }, and {Oxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.) A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paroxytone — paroxytonic /par ok si ton ik, peuh rok /, adj. /peuh rok si tohn /, Class. Gk. Gram. adj. 1. having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable. n. 2. a paroxytone word. [1755 65; < NL paroxytonus < Gk paroxýtonos. See PAR , OXYTONE] * * * … Universalium
paroxytone — 1. adjective Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. 2. noun A paroxytone word. See Also: barytone, oxytone, proparoxytone … Wiktionary
paroxytone — /pəˈrɒksətoʊn/ (say puh roksuhtohn) Ancient Greek Grammar –adjective 1. having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable. –noun 2. a paroxytone word. {Greek paroxytonos. See para 1, oxytone} …
paroxytone — См. parossìtono … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
paroxytone — [pə rɒksɪtəʊn] noun a word with an acute accent on the last syllable but one, especially in ancient Greek. Origin C18: from mod. L. paroxytonus (adjective), from Gk paroxutonos, from para alongside + oxutonos sharp pitch … English new terms dictionary
paroxytone — par·oxytone … English syllables
paroxytone — a.,n. (word) having acute accent on last syllable but one … Dictionary of difficult words
paroxytone — adj. & n. adj. (esp. in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one. n. a word of this kind. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk paroxutonos (as PARA (1), OXYTONE) … Useful english dictionary