perispomenon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περισπώμενον (perispṓmenon).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈspəʊmənɒn/

Adjective

perispomenon (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, of a word) Having a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone

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Noun

perispomenon (plural perispomena)

  1. (linguistics) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.
    Coordinate terms: properispomenon, oxytone, paroxytone, proparoxytone, barytone
    • 1893, William Watson Goodwin, A Greek Grammar:
      All contract forms of these adjectives are perispomena; except ώ for έω and όω in the dual

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