Oxytone


[ok-si-tohn] /ˈɒk sɪˌtoʊn/ Classical Greek Grammar

adjective
1.
having an acute accent on the last syllable.
noun
2.
an oxytone word.
/in the classical Greek language ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/
adjective
1.
(of a word) having an accent on the final syllable
noun
2.
an oxytone word

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