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Webster 1913 Edition

Paroxytone

Par-ox′y-tone

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Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK],

Adj.

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(Gr. Gram.)

A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

Definition 2024

paroxytone

paroxytone

English

Adjective

paroxytone ‎(not comparable)

(of a word, especially an Ancient Greek word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.

Translations

paroxytone

Greek: παροξύτονος (el) ‎(paroxýtonos)
Polish: paroksytoniczny m

Portuguese: paroxítona (pt) f
Spanish: grave (es)

Noun

paroxytone ‎(plural paroxytones)

A paroxytone word.

Hypernyms

barytone

Related terms

Translations

paroxytone

Catalan: paroxítona (ca) f, paraula plana f
French: paroxyton (fr)
German: Paroxytonon (de) n
Greek: παροξύτονος (el) ‎(paroxýtonos)

Italian: parossitono (it)
Portuguese: paroxítono (pt) m, paroxítona (pt) f
Spanish: palabra llana f