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Greek
Etymology
Nominalised (by ellipsis of συλλαβή) present participle of λήγω (lḗgō, “to cease”).
Noun
λήγουσα • (lígousa) f (plural λήγουσες)
- (grammar, phonology) ult (last syllable of a word)
Declension
Derived terms
- παραλήγουσα f (paralígousa, “penultimate syllable in word”)
- προπαραλήγουσα f (proparalígousa, “antepenultimate syllable in word”)
See also
- συλλαβή f (syllaví, “syllable”)
- οξύτονος (oxýtonos, “oxytone, stressed on the last syllable”)
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