акцент

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Akzent and Russian акце́нт (akcént), form Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

акце́нт (akcéntm (relational adjective акце́нтен)

  1. accent (modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent)
  2. accent (a nonstandard way of pronouncing)
  3. accent (a mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked)
  4. accent, stress (the emphasis placed on a syllable of a word or on words in speaking)
  5. emphasis, stress (emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion)
  6. highlight (key point or most important part of something)

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References

  • акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “акцѐнт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 7
  • акцент”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 23

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

акцент (akcentm (relational adjective акцентски)

  1. accent
  2. stress (prosody)

Declension

Declension of акцент
singular plural
indefinite акцент (akcent) акценти (akcenti)
definite unspecified акцентот (akcentot) акцентите (akcentite)
definite proximal акцентов (akcentov) акцентиве (akcentive)
definite distal акцентон (akcenton) акцентине (akcentine)
vocative акценту (akcentu) акценти (akcenti)
count form акцента (akcenta)

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

акце́нт (akcéntm inan (genitive акце́нта, nominative plural акце́нты, genitive plural акце́нтов)

  1. (grammar) stress, accent
  2. accent (foreign or local)
    англи́йский акце́нтanglíjskij akcéntEnglish accent
  3. accent, emphasis, stress
    сде́лать акце́нтsdélatʹ akcéntto accentuate, to stress, to underline, to place emphasis
    расста́вить акце́нтыrasstávitʹ akcéntyto highlight key points

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎkt͡sent/
  • Hyphenation: ак‧цент

Noun

а̀кцент m (Latin spelling àkcent)

  1. (phonetics) stress
  2. emphasis

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French accent, from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

Noun

акце́нт (akcéntm inan (genitive акце́нту, nominative plural акце́нти, genitive plural акце́нтів)

  1. (phonetics, sociolinguistics) accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc.)
  2. (phonology) accent, stress (stronger articulation of a particular syllable in order to distinguish or emphasize it)
    Synonym: на́голос m (náholos)
  3. (orthography) accent, stress mark (mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent)
  4. (music) accent
  5. (figurative) accent, emphasis, stress

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