Oxytonesis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oxytonesis is a noun meaning (phonology) The shift of accent to the final syllable.
Meaning
(phonology) The shift of accent to the final syllable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tonogenesis, iotation, transphonologisation, transphonologization, hyperthesis, axotomisation.
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