barytone
/ˈbæɹɪtəʊn/ adjective, noun
Also a form of baritone
Forms barytones barytona baritone
- adjective (linguistics) Not having an accent on the last syllable.
- adjective (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a word not having an accent on the last syllable.
- noun (linguistics) A word that is not accented on the ultimate syllable.
- noun (linguistics) A word that is accented on the penultimate syllable.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Latin barytonus /barytonos, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos). Doublet of baritone and baryton.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.
- adjective Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
- noun (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other.
- noun A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood.
Etymology [Gr. ; heavy + tone.]
Etymology [F. baryton: cf. It. baritono.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “barytone”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details