World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesアクセント
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: akusento
"外国語を話すとき、アクセントが大切です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The emphasis given to a syllable in pronunciation or to a note in music.
"Correct accentuation of the foreign word helps ensure it is understood properly." - 2
The action of writing or printing diacritical marks to indicate stress or vocal pitch.
"Spanish orthography relies heavily on precise accentuation to distinguish between homographs."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'accentuatio', stemming from 'accentus' (tone, accent), which is a translation of the Greek 'prosoidia'. Entering Middle French and subsequently English in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to the placement of stress or musical pitch, later expanding to include graphic diacritical marks and broader stylistic emphasis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Accentuation" is said worldwide
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accentuation
Transliteration: aksɑ̃sɥasjɔ̃
"L'accentuation correcte est essentielle dans cette langue."
Akzentuierung
Transliteration: aktsɛntuˈiːʁʊŋ
"Die Akzentuierung liegt auf der zweiten Silbe."
accentuazione
Transliteration: attʃentwatˈtsjone
"L'accentuazione cambia il significato della parola."
acentuación
Transliteration: aksen-twah-syohn
"Las reglas de acentuación en español son muy estrictas."
acentuação
Transliteration: a.sen.tu.a.ˈsãw
"A acentuação gráfica distingue várias palavras em português."
बलाघात
Transliteration: balaghat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शब्दों का सही बलाघात उच्चारण को स्पष्ट बनाता है।"
重音
Transliteration: zhòngyīn
Script: 中文汉字
"这个单词的重音在第一个音节上。"
강세
Transliteration: gangse
Script: 한국어 한글
"올바른 강세는 의사소통에 중요합니다."
アクセント
Transliteration: akusento
Script: 日本語
"外国語を話すとき、アクセントが大切です。"
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