Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxytone

/ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxy-tone
IPA: /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the stress on the last syllable.

noun

A word with the stress on the last syllable.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)lbor. English oxytone Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/
British English: /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/

Inflected Forms

oxyt. (alternative) oxytones (plural) oxytona (plural)

Derived Forms

oxytonical oxytonize

Frequently Paired Words

paroxytone proparoxytone perispomenon properispomenon barytone preproparoxytone prototonic

Questions

How do you pronounce oxytone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/.
What does oxytone mean?: Having the stress on the last syllable.
Where does oxytone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)lbor. English oxytone Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

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