Meanings
verboveraccent (third-person singular simple present overaccents, present participle overaccenting, simple past and past participle overaccented)
present singular third person overaccents · participle present overaccenting · participle past overaccented · past overaccented
- transitiveTo accent too much.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- 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
- Englishoveraccent
Cite this entry
APA
overaccent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccent
MLA
“overaccent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overaccent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaccent.
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