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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

misaccent en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent English misaccent From mis- + accent.

Meanings

  1. To accent incorrectly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misaccented Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misaccented Tense=Past lexicographic
misaccents Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misaccenting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic