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proterokinetic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (alternatively, the first or penultimate syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the suffix (alternatively, the ultimate syllable of the stem) in the weak case-forms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘thought’ was proterokinetic: nominative singular *mén-ti-s, genitive *mn̥-téy-s.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proterodynamic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From protero- + kinetic.