Oxytone

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Wiktionary In linguistics, an oxytone (Template:IPAc-en; from the Template:Langx, Template:Transliteration, 'sharp-sounding'Template:Citation needed) is a word with the stress on the last syllable,<ref>Template:Cite Q</ref>Template:Rp such as the English words correct and reward.

It contrasts with a paroxytone, stressed on the penultimate (second-last) syllable, and a proparoxytone, stressed on the antepenultimate (third-last) syllable.

See also

• Barytone
• Paroxytone
• Penult
• Perispomenon
• Proparoxytone
• Properispomenon
• Ultima (linguistics)
• Stress (linguistics)

References

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