Oxytone
In linguistics, an oxytone (/ˈɒksɪtoʊn/; Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos, 'sharp-sounding'[citation needed]) is a word with either stress (in stress-based languages) or a high accent (in languages with a pitch accent) on the ultimate syllable (that is, the last syllable).[1]: 118 Examples of this in English are the words correct and reward.
It contrasts with paroxytone (on the penultimate — second-to-last — syllable), and proparoxytone (on the antepenultimate — third-to-last — syllable).
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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.