orthotone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations.
noun
  1. An orthotone form.

Word forms

orthotone orthotones

Etymology

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

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