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oxytonus.

oxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɔkˈsy.tɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[okˈsiː.to.nus]
  1. oxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)bor. Latin oxytonus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

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