Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perispomene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perispomene
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek.

adj

Alternative form of perispomenon.

Example Sentences

"The perispomene (῀) is an accent like any other, on syllables originally long."
"The accents ´ oxeia (acute) bareia ` (grave) and ῀ perispomene (circumflex) were the early prosodic recitation marks for the Gospels and lessons."
"At the time of Romanos, the special prosodic value of the perispomene was completely lost, so that -ών and -ῶν were perfectly homophone."
"Finally, the mordent tone, usually represented by the perispomene, is instead marked with an x above the vowel."
"Note the caesura media; the syllable preceding it is perispomene, as is very often the case."
"This locative might be at the origin of our adverbs. However, the locative accent was perispomene, not oxytonic, a problem for which there has been no satisfactory explanation so far."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περισπωμένη (perispōménē).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: περισπωμένη

Inflected Forms

perispomeni (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

perispome perispomenon

Questions

What does perispomene mean?: The circumflex ⟨◌͂⟩, a diacritical mark used in the polytonic script of Greek.
Where does perispomene come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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