orthotone

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”). By surface analysis, ortho- +‎ tone.

Adjective

orthotone (not comparable)

  1. (grammar, Greek language) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.
    orthotone coordinators
    orthotone word
    orthotone prepositions
    Synonym: orthotonic

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “orthotone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Noun

orthotone (plural orthotones)

  1. (grammar) An orthotone form.
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