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Properispomenon
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Pro-perˊi-spom′e-non
,Noun.
pl.
Properispomena
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to circumflex on the penult; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] to circumflex. See
Perispomenon
.] (Gr. Gram.)
A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.
Definition 2024
properispomenon
properispomenon
English
Adjective
properispomenon (not comparable)
- In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.
Synonyms
Translations
having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
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Noun
properispomenon (plural properispomenons or properispomena)
- A word having such an accent.
Translations
a word having a properispomenon accent
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See also
References
- ‘properispo·menon’ s.v. “Properispome, a. and sb.” on page 1,470/3 of volume VII (O–P, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray, 1908) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)