Bulgarian

Noun

акцент • ‎(akcént) m

1. accent (modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent)
2. accent (a nonstandard way of pronouncing)
3. accent (a mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked)
4. accent, stress (the emphasis placed on a syllable of a word or on words in speaking)
5. emphasis, stress (Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion)

Inflection

Macedonian

Noun

акцент • ‎(akcent) m

1. accent
2. stress (prosody)

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]

Noun

акце́нт • ‎(akcént) m inan ‎(genitive акце́нта, nominative plural акце́нты, genitive plural акце́нтов)

1. accent

   сделать акцент‎ ― sdelatʹ akcent ― to accentuate, to stress, to underline, to place emphasis

   расставить акценты‎ ― rasstavitʹ akcenty ― to highlight key points

Declension

Related terms

• акценти́ровать ‎(akcentírovatʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin accentus.

Alternative forms

• а̀кценат

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎktsent/
• Hyphenation: ак‧цент

Noun

а̀кцент m ‎(Latin spelling àkcent)

1. (phonetics) stress
2. emphasis

Declension

Synonyms

• (stress): на́гласак