An
oxytone. (icon | ˈ | ɒ | k | s | ɨ | t | oʊ | n from the ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos) is a word with the stress on the last syllable , such as the
Kaynak: Oxytone"Related terms are proparoxytone (stress on the last one but two) and
oxytone (accented on the last one). See also : Barytone (syllable)
Kaynak: ParoxytoneRelated terms are paroxytone (stress on the last but one) and
oxytone (accented on the last one). In English, most nouns of three or more
Kaynak: ProparoxytoneA word is called
oxytone if it is stressed on its last syllable, paroxytone if stress falls on the syllable before the last (the penult
Kaynak: Portuguese orthographyall polysyllables stressed on the final vowel (this and the previous types are called
oxytone words) Example: Parigi è una città b
Kaynak: Syntactic geminationdialects of European Portuguese both are pronounced the same way, and éi appears only by convention in some
oxytone plural nouns and adjectives.
Kaynak: Reforms of Portuguese orthographyAs a consequence, many paroxytone Italian words are
oxytone in Milanese. An example is the infinitive of verbs: In Italian, chiamare "to
Kaynak: Milanese dialectThe graphic accents are used to indicate the stressed syllable in proparoxytone words, and to indicate the stressed syllable in
oxytoneKaynak: ALUPECthe last syllable (
oxytone s or mots aguts "acute words") the penultimate syllable (paroxytone s or mots plans "plain words").
Kaynak: Occitan phonologyPalabranan skèrpi or
oxytone s: words with emphasis on the final syllable . Examples: natu ral, sapa té. Palabranan grave or paroxytone s:
Kaynak: Papiamento orthographyThe accent mark on the second a added in Spanish marks stress shift (from
oxytone to paroxytone ), typical of several Nahuatl words when
Kaynak: AztlánA word with final stress is called
oxytone (or aguda in traditional Spanish grammar texts); a word with penultimate stress is called
Kaynak: Spanish orthography