paroxytone

1 of 2

adjective

par·​oxytone

(ˈ)par+

1

: having or characterized by an acute accent on the penult of a word in Greek

2

: having or characterized by heavy stress on the penult

paroxytone

2 of 2

noun

"

: a word accented or stressed on the penult

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxytonos, from para- para- entry 1 + oxytonos oxytone

Noun

New Latin paroxytonus, from paroxytonus, adjective

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