Pretonic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pretonic is an adjective meaning That immediately precedes a stressed syllable.
Meaning
That immediately precedes a stressed syllable.
Example Sentences
The pretonic -u in krukkúri, krukkúri̯u is likely due to assimilation to the following stressed vowel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preconsonantal, prestress, preinitial, pre-fortis, prestimulating, preaspirated.
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