pretonic

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/ˌpɹiːˈtɒ.nɪk/

adjective

That immediately precedes a stressed syllable

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Meanings

adjectivepretonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat immediately precedes a stressed syllable

    The pretonic -u in krukkúri, krukkúri̯u is likely due to assimilation to the following stressed vowel.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 110

Origin

From pre- + tonic.

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Translations

Catalan pretònic, protònic
  • pretònicimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • protònicimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
Finnish painollista tavua edeltävä
  • painollista tavua edeltäväimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
French prétonique
  • prétoniqueimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
German vortonig
  • vortonigimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
Italian pretonico
  • pretonicoimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
Portuguese pretónico, protónico
  • pretónicoimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • protónicoimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
  • protônicoimmediately preceding a stressed syllable
Russian предуда́рный
  • предуда́рный (predudárnyj)immediately preceding a stressed syllable
Spanish protónico
  • protónicoimmediately preceding a stressed syllable

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

entropicinceptor
Cite this entry
APA

pretonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretonic

MLA

“pretonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretonic.

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