pretonic

See also: pretònic

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ tonic.

Adjective

pretonic (not comparable)

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

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