proparoxytone
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This word may also be spelled "proparoxyton."
proparoxytone
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (technical) (phonetics; having stress on the antepenultimate syllable)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. esdrújula
The linguistics professor explained the origin of the term "proparoxytone."El profesor de lingüística explicó el origin del término "esdrújula".
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (technical) (phonetics; word with stress on the antepenultimate syllable)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. la palabra esdrújula (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
"Espantapájaros" is a proparoxytone."Espantapájaros" es una palabra esdrújula.
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