PAROXYTONE


Meaning of PAROXYTONE in English

adj. & n.

adj. (esp. in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one.

n. a word of this kind.

[ mod.L f. Gk paroxutonos (as PARA-(1), OXYTONE) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.