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pre-tonic

pre-tonic is the alternative form of pretonic.

Meaning of pretonic

Adjective

pretonic (not comparable)

  1. That immediately precedes a stressed syllable
    • The pretonic -u in krukkúri, krukkúri̯u is likely due to assimilation to the following stressed vowel.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 110

Origin of pre-tonic

From pre- + tonic.

Questions about pre-tonic

What is pre-tonic the alternative form of?
Pre-tonic is the alternative form of pretonic.

Words near pre-tonic in the dictionary

  1. pre-tin
  2. pre-tinned
  3. pre-tinning
  4. pre-tins
  5. pre-to-post
  6. pre-tonic
  7. pre-tour
  8. pre-tournament
  9. pre-tournaments
  10. pre-train
  11. pre-trained

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