Etymology

barytonesis

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Today it means: The shift of accent from the last syllable of a stem or word to a preceding syllable. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βαρυτόνησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβαρυτόνησις
  2. English todaybarytonesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρυτόνησις (barutónēsis).

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