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Is there a term for the words whose stress is on the first syllable?
What is the term for someone who has a last name that can also be a first name?Is there a term for using Google or other search engines to cheat at trivia?Is there a word for words with specific meaning?Is there a word for 'what a witness sees'?A word that describes a word for which there are no wordsA single word for first and last thing?Is there a term for 'a three-syllable word with stress on the second syllable'? (Or similar)Term for original use or first intentionHypernymic term for specialization and generalizationIs there a generic term for Lovecraftian horror that doesn't use the words “cosmic” or “horror”?
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I know that oxytone, paroxytone, and proparoxytone mean that its stress is on the last, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllable, respectively. Does it exist a term for those having it on the first? Thanks.
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I know that oxytone, paroxytone, and proparoxytone mean that its stress is on the last, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllable, respectively. Does it exist a term for those having it on the first? Thanks.
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I know that oxytone, paroxytone, and proparoxytone mean that its stress is on the last, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllable, respectively. Does it exist a term for those having it on the first? Thanks.
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I know that oxytone, paroxytone, and proparoxytone mean that its stress is on the last, penultimate, and antepenultimate syllable, respectively. Does it exist a term for those having it on the first? Thanks.
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The term you're looking for is prototonic, meaning a word accented on the first syllable. Additionally, there is the term deuterotonic, which indicates an accent on the second syllable.
Mitch's answer describes terminology from poetic meter rather than technical linguistic terms. For anyone looking for terms in that regard, his information is correct.
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A two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable is called a
trochee.
Words like 'double', 'parent', and 'major' are trochees. There are a lot more examples in this xkcd comic.
This is in distinction to an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable, for example: 'police', 'manure', 'alive'.
'Trochee' isn't exactly what you're looking for since it describes only two syllable words, and you're looking for a word with any number of syllables where the accent is on the first. (anapest is for three syllable words.) Also, these terms are mostly used for poetic meter, irrespective of word boundaries, but they still are often applied to standalone words.
One would expect, by analogy with the Greek system, that
prototone
would be the word (proto- = first) but is not listed in the OED. It is sometimes used though:
It is generally agreed ... that preclassical Latin was prototone: stress the initial syllable.
answered 4 hours ago
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"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
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The term you're looking for is prototonic, meaning a word accented on the first syllable. Additionally, there is the term deuterotonic, which indicates an accent on the second syllable.
Mitch's answer describes terminology from poetic meter rather than technical linguistic terms. For anyone looking for terms in that regard, his information is correct.
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The term you're looking for is prototonic, meaning a word accented on the first syllable. Additionally, there is the term deuterotonic, which indicates an accent on the second syllable.
Mitch's answer describes terminology from poetic meter rather than technical linguistic terms. For anyone looking for terms in that regard, his information is correct.
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The term you're looking for is prototonic, meaning a word accented on the first syllable. Additionally, there is the term deuterotonic, which indicates an accent on the second syllable.
Mitch's answer describes terminology from poetic meter rather than technical linguistic terms. For anyone looking for terms in that regard, his information is correct.
answered 1 hour ago
DanDan
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The term you're looking for is prototonic, meaning a word accented on the first syllable. Additionally, there is the term deuterotonic, which indicates an accent on the second syllable.
Mitch's answer describes terminology from poetic meter rather than technical linguistic terms. For anyone looking for terms in that regard, his information is correct.
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A two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable is called a
trochee.
Words like 'double', 'parent', and 'major' are trochees. There are a lot more examples in this xkcd comic.
This is in distinction to an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable, for example: 'police', 'manure', 'alive'.
'Trochee' isn't exactly what you're looking for since it describes only two syllable words, and you're looking for a word with any number of syllables where the accent is on the first. (anapest is for three syllable words.) Also, these terms are mostly used for poetic meter, irrespective of word boundaries, but they still are often applied to standalone words.
One would expect, by analogy with the Greek system, that
prototone
would be the word (proto- = first) but is not listed in the OED. It is sometimes used though:
It is generally agreed ... that preclassical Latin was prototone: stress the initial syllable.
answered 4 hours ago
MitchMitch
52.7k15105220
"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
add a comment |
A two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable is called a
trochee.
Words like 'double', 'parent', and 'major' are trochees. There are a lot more examples in this xkcd comic.
This is in distinction to an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable, for example: 'police', 'manure', 'alive'.
'Trochee' isn't exactly what you're looking for since it describes only two syllable words, and you're looking for a word with any number of syllables where the accent is on the first. (anapest is for three syllable words.) Also, these terms are mostly used for poetic meter, irrespective of word boundaries, but they still are often applied to standalone words.
One would expect, by analogy with the Greek system, that
prototone
would be the word (proto- = first) but is not listed in the OED. It is sometimes used though:
It is generally agreed ... that preclassical Latin was prototone: stress the initial syllable.
answered 4 hours ago
MitchMitch
52.7k15105220
"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
add a comment |
A two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable is called a
trochee.
Words like 'double', 'parent', and 'major' are trochees. There are a lot more examples in this xkcd comic.
This is in distinction to an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable, for example: 'police', 'manure', 'alive'.
'Trochee' isn't exactly what you're looking for since it describes only two syllable words, and you're looking for a word with any number of syllables where the accent is on the first. (anapest is for three syllable words.) Also, these terms are mostly used for poetic meter, irrespective of word boundaries, but they still are often applied to standalone words.
One would expect, by analogy with the Greek system, that
prototone
would be the word (proto- = first) but is not listed in the OED. It is sometimes used though:
It is generally agreed ... that preclassical Latin was prototone: stress the initial syllable.
answered 4 hours ago
MitchMitch
52.7k15105220
A two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable is called a
trochee.
Words like 'double', 'parent', and 'major' are trochees. There are a lot more examples in this xkcd comic.
This is in distinction to an iamb, with the stress on the second syllable, for example: 'police', 'manure', 'alive'.
'Trochee' isn't exactly what you're looking for since it describes only two syllable words, and you're looking for a word with any number of syllables where the accent is on the first. (anapest is for three syllable words.) Also, these terms are mostly used for poetic meter, irrespective of word boundaries, but they still are often applied to standalone words.
One would expect, by analogy with the Greek system, that
prototone
would be the word (proto- = first) but is not listed in the OED. It is sometimes used though:
It is generally agreed ... that preclassical Latin was prototone: stress the initial syllable.
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"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
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"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
"Trochee" is a term used to describe meter in poetry. This is not the correct context for the question, which is asking about linguistic terms.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
Also, proterotone isn't a word, but you're thinking on the right track. I would think the correct noun form might be "prototerone," but that doesn't seem to be an established word, either. In any case, the correct term the poster is looking for is prototonic.
– Dan
1 hour ago
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