paroxyton

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παροξῠ́τονος (paroxútonos, paroxytone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɔk.si.tɔ̃/
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Adjective

paroxyton (feminine paroxytone, masculine plural paroxytons, feminine plural paroxytones)

  1. paroxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the penultimate syllable)
    Coordinate terms: oxyton, proparoxyton, périspomène, propérispomène

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