Meanings
nounaccentology (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe systematic analysis of word or phrase stress.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Medieval Latinaccentus
- Middle Frenchaccent
- Anglo-Normanaccent
- Middle Englishaccent
- Englishaccent
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishaccentology
Translations
Finnish aksentologia
- aksentologiasystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
French accentologie
- accentologiesystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
German Akzentologie
- Akzentologiesystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Latvian akcentoloģija
- akcentoloģijasystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Lithuanian akcentologija
- akcentologijasystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Polish akcentologia
- akcentologiasystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Russian акцентоло́гия
- акцентоло́гия (akcentológija)systematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Tagalog palatuldikan
- palatuldikansystematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Ukrainian акцентоло́гія
- акцентоло́гія (akcentolóhija)systematic analysis of word or phrase stress
Cite this entry
APA
accentology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentology
MLA
“accentology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentology.
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