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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaccent aigu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aksɑ̃ ɛɡy
"L'oxia est l'équivalent de l'accent aigu en grec ancien."
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2 senses- 1
The acute accent mark (´) used in the Greek polytonic orthography system to indicate a high pitch or stress accent.
"The paleographer carefully noted the placement of the oxia on the ancient Greek manuscript." - 2
In historical linguistics and classical studies, the linguistic feature or symbol denoting acute vocalic elevation.
"Scholars debate how the tonal shift represented by the oxia functioned in spoken Koine Greek."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek oxeia (beria), meaning sharp or acute, referring to the acute accent mark used in ancient and modern Greek orthography. The term entered English via scholarly and linguistic discussions concerning classical Greek grammar, metrics, and typography.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oxia" is said worldwide
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accent aigu
Transliteration: aksɑ̃ ɛɡy
"L'oxia est l'équivalent de l'accent aigu en grec ancien."
Akut
Transliteration: akuːt
"Die Oxia bezeichnet den Akut im griechischen Tonsystem."
accento acuto
Transliteration: atˈtʃɛnto aˈkuːto
"L'oxia indica l'accento acuto nella grafia greca."
acento agudo
Transliteration: aˈsento aˈɣuðo
"La oxia es el signo gráfico del acento agudo."
acento agudo
Transliteration: aˈsẽtu aˈɡudu
"A oxia representa o acento agudo na escrita grega."
तीव्र स्वर-घात
Transliteration: tīvra svar-ghāt
"ऑक्सिया ग्रीक लिपि में तीव्र स्वर-घात को दर्शाता है।"
锐音符
Transliteration: ruì yīn fú
"Oxia是古希腊语中的锐音符。"
예음부호
Transliteration: yeeum-buho
"오시아는 고대 그리스어의 예음부호를 뜻한다."
高音アクセント
Transliteration: kōon akusento
"オキシアは古代ギリシャ語の鋭アクセント記号です。"
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