oxytone
[
ok
-si-tohn]
/ˈɒk sɪˌtoʊn/
adjective
1.
having an acute accent on the last syllable.
noun
2.
an oxytone word.
Origin
1755-65;
<
Greek
oxýtonos
sharp-toned. See
oxy-
1
,
tone
British Dictionary definitions for
oxytone
oxytone
/
in the classical Greek language
ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn
/
adjective
1.
(of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
noun
2.
an oxytone word
Compare
paroxytone
,
proparoxytone
Word Origin
C18: from Greek
oxytonos,
from
oxus
sharp +
tonos
tone