See Also: proparoxytone(dictionary)

proparoxytone (iou)



proparoxytone adjective & noun. M18.
[Greek proparoxutonos, formed as PRO-2 + PAROXYTONE.]
Grammar.
A. adjective. Designating or pertaining to a word in ancient Greek having an acute accent on the antepenultimate syllable; transf. designating or pertaining to a word in Latin and other languages having a stress on the antepenultimate syllable. M18.
b. noun. An proparoxytone word. L19.
proparoxy'tonic adjective having or characterized by proparoxytone accent or stress L19.
proparoxytonous adjective (rare) = proparoxytonic: only in M18.