paroxítono

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παροξύτονος (paroxútonos, paroxytone).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Examples

amável, fórum, homem, floresta, sótão

paroxítono m (plural paroxítonos)

  1. paroxytone (a paroxytone word)
    Coordinate terms: esdrúxulo, oxítono

Adjective

paroxítono (feminine paroxítona, masculine plural paroxítonos, feminine plural paroxítonas)

  1. (linguistics, of a word) paroxytone (having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable)