oxytone

adjective

Relating to or being a Greek word that has an acute accent on its last syllable.

adjective

Relating to or being a word that has a heavy stress accent on its last syllable.

noun

A word having the stress or the acute accent on the last syllable.

In grammar, especially Greek grammar: Having or characterized by the acute accent on the last syllable.

Causing a word to take the acute accent on the final syllable: as, an oxytone suffix.

noun

A word which has the acute accent on the last syllable.

In grammar, to pronounce or write with the acute accent on the final syllable: as, to oxytone a word.

adjective

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

noun

An acute sound.

noun

A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.