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oxítono

Portuguese, adjective/okˈsi.to.nu/

oxítono is a Portuguese adjective meaning “oxytone (stressed on the last syllable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “característica do vocábulo cuja sílaba tônica é a última”.

What does oxítono mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    oxytone (stressed on the last syllable)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. característica do vocábulo cuja sílaba tônica é a última

noun: 1. vocábulo oxítono

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of oxítono

  • oxítona feminine
  • oxítonos masculine plural
  • oxítonas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce oxítono?

  • Brazil /okˈsi.to.nu/
  • Portugal /ɔkˈsi.tu.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.