Standard Lemma guide

properispomenon

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəʊpɛɹɪˈspɒmənɒn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate 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

adj

Meaning 2

A linguistic unit marked by a particular accentual or tonal pattern in which prominence falls just before the final syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A word having such an accent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: properispomenon — having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
  • French: propérispomène — having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
  • Italian: properispomeno — having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
  • Italian: properispomena — a word having a properispomenon accent