PROPERISPOMENON

Etymology

Adjective

properispomenon (not comparable)

In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.

Synonyms

• properispomenal

Noun

properispomenon (plural properispomenons or properispomena)

A word having such an accent.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*per`i*spom"e*non, n.; pl. Properispomena. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Perispomenon.] (Gr. Gram.)

Definition: A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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