overaccent en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- 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 overaccent From over- + accent.
Meanings
- (transitive) To accent too much.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overaccented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overaccented | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overaccents | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overaccenting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |