Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tónos
- Proto-Hellenic*tónos
- Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)
- Englishoxytone
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).
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Ancient Greek ὀξύτονος
- ὀξύτονος (oxútonos)oxytone
Esperanto oksitona
- oksitonaoxytone
French oxyton, oxyton
- oxytonoxytone
- oxytonword with the stress on the last syllable
German oxyton, oxytonisch
- oxytonoxytone
- oxytonischoxytone
- Oxytonumword with the stress on the last syllable
- Oxytononword with the stress on the last syllable
Greek οξύτονος, οξύτονος
- οξύτονος (oxýtonos)oxytone
- οξύτονος (oxýtonos)word with the stress on the last syllable
Hebrew מִלְּרַע
- מִלְּרַעoxytone
Hungarian oxiton, végéles
- oxitonoxytone
- végélesoxytone
Italian ossitono, tronco
- ossitonooxytone
- troncooxytone
- ossitonaword with the stress on the last syllable
Latin oxytonus
- oxytonusoxytone
Portuguese oxítono, agudo
- oxítonooxytone
- agudooxytone
- oxítonaword with the stress on the last syllable
Spanish oxítono, agudo
- oxítonooxytone
- agudooxytone
- agudaword with the stress on the last syllable
- oxítonaword with the stress on the last syllable
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APA
oxytone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytone
MLA
“oxytone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxytone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytone.
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