What is another word for proparoxytone?

Pronunciation: [pɹəpˈaɹəksˌɪtə͡ʊn] (IPA)

Proparoxytone is a word that describes a specific type of stress pattern in linguistics, where the stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. However, there are other terms that can be used as synonyms to describe this same stress pattern. These synonyms include oxytone, which refers to words that have stress on the final syllable, paroxytone, which refers to words that have stress on the penultimate syllable, and orthoxytone, which refers to words that have stress on the first syllable. These types of words and their specific stress patterns are important to understanding pronunciation and accent in a language.

Synonyms for Proparoxytone:

  • n.

    communication
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What are the hypernyms for Proparoxytone?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Proparoxytone?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for proparoxytone (as nouns)

    • communication
      word.

Usage examples for Proparoxytone

It was probably for similar aesthetic considerations that he soon altered the barbaric Rotterdammensis to Roterdamus, later Roterodamus, which he perhaps accentuated as a proparoxytone.
"Erasmus and the Age of Reformation"
Johan Huizinga

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