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orthotone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-tho-tone
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Retaining the accent independently; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.

noun

An orthotone form.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”). By surface analysis, ortho- + tone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀρθότονος

Inflected Forms

orthotones (plural)

Derived Forms

orthotonesis

Synonyms

orthotonic

Questions

What does orthotone mean?
Retaining the accent independently; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.
Where does orthotone come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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