"orthotone" meaning in English

See orthotone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”). By surface analysis, ortho- + tone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὀρθότονος||with unmodified accent}} Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”), {{surf|en|ortho-|tone}} By surface analysis, ortho- + tone Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} orthotone (not comparable)
  1. (grammar) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which are enclitic in other situations. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: orthotonic
    Sense id: en-orthotone-en-adj-OsVmop1y Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ortho-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ortho-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

Forms: orthotones [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”). By surface analysis, ortho- + tone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὀρθότονος||with unmodified accent}} Ancient Greek ὀρθότονος (orthótonos, “with unmodified accent”), {{surf|en|ortho-|tone}} By surface analysis, ortho- + tone Head templates: {{en-noun}} orthotone (plural orthotones)
  1. (grammar) An orthotone form.
    Sense id: en-orthotone-en-noun-JlV6U-o0 Categories (other): Grammar, English terms prefixed with ortho- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ortho-: 51 49 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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