oxyton

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔk.si.tɔ̃/
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Adjective

oxyton (feminine oxytone, masculine plural oxytons, feminine plural oxytones)

  1. oxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)
    Coordinate terms: paroxyton, proparoxyton, périspomène, propérispomène, baryton

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