paroxytone
/pəˈrɒksɪtəʊn
/adjective
(Especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one. Compare with oxytone.
noun
A word with a paroxytone accent.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'.
- limeless
- limelight
- limen
- limepit
- limerence
- limerent
- limerick
- limescale
- limestone
- platformate
- platform bed
- platform body
- platform car
- platform carriage
- platform crane
- platformed
- platformer
- platform game
- platforming
- platformist
- platform leg
- platformless
- platform machine
- platform paddle tennis
- platform party