Meanings
adjectiveperispomenon (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesHaving a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable.
nounperispomenon (plural perispomena)
plural perispomena
- human sciencesA word with a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable.
All contract forms of these adjectives are perispomena; except ώ for έω and όω in the dual
1893, William Watson Goodwin, A Greek Grammar
Origin
- Ancient Greekπερισπώμενον
- Englishperispomenon
From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).
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Ancient Greek περισπώμενον
- περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon)word with a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
Finnish perispomenon
- perispomenonwith a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
French périspomène
- périspomènewith a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
German Perispomenon
- Perispomenonword with a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
Italian perispomeno, perispomena
- perispomenowith a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
- perispomenaword with a high-low pitch accent on the last syllable
Cite this entry
APA
perispomenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispomenon
MLA
“perispomenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispomenon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perispomenon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispomenon.
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