Oxytone
Stress on the last syllable of a word, like "correct" or "reward"
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In linguistics, an oxytone (/ˈɒksɪtoʊn/; from the Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos, 'sharp-sounding'[citation needed]) is a word with the stress on the last syllable,[1]: 118 such as the English words correct and reward.
It contrasts with a paroxytone, stressed on the penultimate (second-last) syllable, and a proparoxytone, stressed on the antepenultimate (third-last) syllable.
See also
- Barytone
- Paroxytone
- Penult
- Perispomenon
- Proparoxytone
- Properispomenon
- Ultima (linguistics)
- Stress (linguistics)
References
- ^ Philip Carr (23 June 2008). A Glossary of Phonology. Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.1515/9780748629671. ISBN 978-0-7486-2967-1. OL 37091002M. Wikidata Q124444420.
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