paroxytone
Pronunciation: /pəˈrɒksɪtəʊn/
Definition of paroxytone
adjective
- (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one. Compare with oxytone.
noun
Origin:
mid 18th century: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'