paroxytone
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paroxytone
- /pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”).
adjective
- Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun paroxytones
- A paroxytone word.
Translations
Every language
adj paroxytone
| Español | grave, paroxítono, llano |
|---|---|
| Português | paroxítono |
| Français | paroxyton |
| Italiano | parossitono, piano |
| Ελληνικά | παροξύτονος paroxýtonos |
| עברית | מִלְּעֵיל |
noun paroxytone
| Español | llana, paroxítona, grave |
|---|---|
| Português | paroxítona, grave |
| Français | paroxyton |
| Deutsch | Paroxytonon |
| Italiano | parossitono |
| Ελληνικά | παροξύτονος paroxýtonos |
| עברית | מִלְּעֵיל mil’él |
Talk about this word "paroxytone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paroxytone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paroxytone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paroxytone "paroxytone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paroxytone.Cite this
@misc{paroxytone_2026,
title = {paroxytone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paroxytone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
