Proparoxytone — ( el. προπαροξύτονος, proparoxýtonos ) is a linguistic term for a word with stress on the antepenultimate syllable, that is, the last but two, e.g the English words acromegaly and operational . Related terms are paroxytone (stress on the last but … Wikipedia
proparoxytone — [prō΄par äk′sə tōn΄] adj. [Gr proparoxytonos: see PRO 1, PARA 1, OXYTONE] having an acute accent on the antepenult, as in classical Greek n. a proparoxytone word … English World dictionary
Proparoxytone — Pro par*ox y*tone, n. [Gr. ?. See {Pro }, and {Paroxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proparoxytone — 1. adjective /prəʊpəˈrɒksɪtəʊn/ pertaining to a word in any language, originally in ancient Greek, with the stress (or an acute accent) on the antepenultimate syllable. 2. noun /prəʊpəˈrɒksɪtəʊn/ a proparoxytone word See Also: barytone, oxytone,… … Wiktionary
proparoxytone — /proʊpəˈrɒksətoʊn/ (say prohpuh roksuhtohn) adjective (in Ancient Greek) 1. having an acute accent on the antepenultimate syllable. –noun 2. a proparoxytone word. {Greek proparoxytonos} –proparoxytonic /ˌproʊpərɒksəˈtɒnɪk/ (say .prohpuhroksuh… …
proparoxytone — См. proparossìtono … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
proparoxytone — pro·par·ox·y·tone … English syllables
proparoxytone — noun word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult • Hypernyms: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
Oxytone — An oxytone ( /ˈɒks … Wikipedia
Guillermo de Torre — (Madrid, 1900 Buenos Aires, January 14 1971), was a Spanish essayist, poet and literary critic, a Dadaist and member of the Generation of 27. He is also notable as the brother in law of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.BiographyHe became a… … Wikipedia