Standard Lemma guide

oxytone

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: ŏk'sĭtōn"
  • US: /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the stress on the last syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A word with the stress on the last syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: word

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)lbor. English oxytone Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: oksitona — oxytone
  • French: oxyton — oxytone
  • German: oxyton — oxytone
  • German: oxytonisch — oxytone
  • Greek: οξύτονος (oxýtonos) — oxytone
  • Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος (oxútonos) — oxytone
  • Hebrew: מִלְּרַע — oxytone
  • Hungarian: oxiton — oxytone
  • Hungarian: végéles — oxytone
  • Italian: ossitono — oxytone
  • Italian: tronco — oxytone
  • Latin: oxytonus — oxytone
  • Portuguese: oxítono — oxytone
  • Portuguese: agudo — oxytone
  • Sicilian: assìtunu — oxytone
  • Sicilian: mozzu — oxytone
  • Spanish: oxítono — oxytone
  • Spanish: agudo — oxytone
  • Tibetan: སྒྲ་དྲག་པའི་མཐའ་ཅན (sgra drag pa'i mtha' can) — oxytone
  • French: oxyton — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • German: Oxytonum — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • German: Oxytonon — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • Greek: οξύτονος (oxýtonos) — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • Italian: ossitona — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • Portuguese: oxítona — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • Spanish: aguda — word with the stress on the last syllable
  • Spanish: oxítona — word with the stress on the last syllable