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hysterokinetic

/ˌhɪstəɹəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/

hysterokinetic adjective: having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the suffix (alternatively, on the last syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending, with full ablaut-grade, in the weak case-forms.

Adjective

hysterokinetic (not comparable)

  1. Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the suffix (alternatively, on the last syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending, with full ablaut-grade, in the weak case-forms.
    • The PIE word for ‘father’ was hysterokinetic: nominative singular *ph₂-tér-s, genitive *ph₂-tr-és.
    • Hysterokinetic ('later-mobile'): the accent moves between the stem and the ending. Ablauting endings were in full grade. Certain kinship terms, and most r- and n-stems (179-87), went like this: nom. **p-H̥₂-ter-s (*pH̥₂tḗr) 'father', gen. *p-H̥₂tr-ós, acc. *p-H̥₂tér-m̥, and so on. The type is much...1995, Andrew L. Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford University Press, page 279
    Synonyms:
    hysterodynamic

Examples of hysterokinetic in a sentence

  • Hysterokinetic ('later-mobile'): the accent moves between the stem and the ending.1995, Andrew L. Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford University Press, page 279:
  • In hysterokinetic nouns, the suffix is accented in the strong cases, the ending in the weak.2010, Benjamin W. Fortson IV, Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd edition, page 120:

Synonyms of hysterokinetic

Origin of hysterokinetic

From hystero- (“outer”) + kinetic (“moving”).

Questions about hysterokinetic

What does hysterokinetic mean?
Hysterokinetic means having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the suffix (alternatively, on the last syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending, with full ablaut-grade, in the weak case-forms.
How do you use hysterokinetic in a sentence?
Hysterokinetic ('later-mobile'): the accent moves between the stem and the ending.
What part of speech is hysterokinetic?
Hysterokinetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hysterokinetic?
Hysterokinetic is pronounced /ˌhɪstəɹəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/.

Words near hysterokinetic in the dictionary

  1. hysterographically
  2. hysterography
  3. hysteroid
  4. hysteroidal
  5. hysteroids
  6. hysterokinetic
  7. hysterologies
  8. hysterology
  9. hysterolysis
  10. hysteromania
  11. hysteromaniac

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