What does pretonic mean?
Pretonic means That immediately precedes a stressed syllable.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
That immediately precedes a stressed syllable.
The pretonic -u in krukkúri, krukkúri̯u is likely due to assimilation to the following stressed vowel.
Use pretonic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pretonic means That immediately precedes a stressed syllable.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pretonic -u in krukkúri, krukkúri̯u is likely due to assimilation to the following stressed vowel.
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