oxítona
Portuguese, noun/okˈsi.to.nɐ/
oxítona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “oxytone (a word stressed on the last syllable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of oxítono.
What does oxítona mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoxytone (a word stressed on the last syllable)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of oxítono
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of oxítona
- oxítonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oxítona?
- Brazil /okˈsi.to.nɐ/
- Portugal /ɔkˈsi.tu.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oxítona in Portuguese?
oxítona appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).