proparoxytone
1 of 2adjective
pro·par·ox·y·tone
¦prōpə¦räksəˌtōn
1
: having or characterized by an acute accent on the antepenult
2
: having or characterized by heavy stress on the antepenult
proparoxytone
2 of 2noun
"
: a proparoxytone word
proparoxytonic adjective
-sə¦tänik
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Greek proparoxytonos, from pro- pro- entry 1 + paroxytonos having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable
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