Paroxytone vs. Oxytone

Paroxytoneadjective

Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.

Paroxytonenoun

(linguistics) A paroxytone word.

Paroxytonenoun

A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

Paroxytonenoun

word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable

Paroxytone

Paroxytone (Greek: παροξύτονος, paroxýtonos) is a linguistic term for a word with stress on the penultimate syllable, that is, the second last syllable, such as the English word potáto, and just about all words ending in –ic such as músic, frántic, and phonétic; except for rhétoric, aríthmetic (noun) and Árabic. In Italian and Portuguese, most words have paroxytonic stress.

Oxytoneadjective

Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Oxytonenoun

(linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Oxytoneadjective

Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.

Oxytonenoun

An acute sound.

Oxytonenoun

A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Oxytonenoun

word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

Oxytone

An oxytone (; from the Ancient Greek: ὀξύτονος, oxýtonos, 'sharp-sounding') is a word with the stress on the last syllable, such as the English words correct and reward. (A paroxytone is stressed on the penultimate (second-last) syllable.