Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accentual

/ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cen-tu-al
IPA: /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

adj

Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent English -ual English accentual From accent + -ual.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/

Derived Forms

accentuality accentually nonaccentual

Phrases

accentual-syllabic

Questions

How do you pronounce accentual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/.
What does accentual mean?: Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
Where does accentual come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent English -ual English accentual From accent + -ual.

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