Amphikinetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Amphikinetic is an adjective meaning (zoology) Relating to amphikinesis.
Meaning
(zoology) Relating to amphikinesis.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, of an Indo-European noun with a polysyllabic stem) Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (or first syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending in the weak case-forms.
Example Sentences
Amphikinetic ('both ends mobile'): the accent moves between the first syllable (root) and the case-markers.
The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘lake’ was amphikinetic: nominative singular *léy-mon-s, genitive *li-mn-és.
Synonyms for amphikinetic
Depending on context, synonyms include amphidynamic, holokinetic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proterokinetic, paroxytone, antiphonetic, prototonic, proparoxytone, perispomenon.
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