paroxytone
1 of 2adjective
par·oxytone
(ˈ)par+
1
: having or characterized by an acute accent on the penult of a word in Greek
2
: having or characterized by heavy stress on the penult
paroxytone
2 of 2noun
"
: a word accented or stressed on the penult
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxytonos, from para- para- entry 1 + oxytonos oxytone
Noun
New Latin paroxytonus, from paroxytonus, adjective