perispomenon
{{Short description|Word with final-syllable rising tone}}
{{Wiktionary}}
In Ancient Greek grammar, a perispomenon ({{IPAc-en|p|ɛ|r|ə|ˈ|s|p|a:|m|ə|ˌ|n|a:|n}} {{respell|peh|rə|SPAW|mə|NAWN}}; {{langx|grc|περισπώμενον}} {{translit|grc|perispṓmenon}}) is a word with a high-low pitch contour on the last syllable, indicated in writing by a tilde diacritic ({{char|◌̃}}) or an inverted breve accent mark ({{char|◌̑}}) in native transcriptions with the Greek alphabet, or by a circumflex accent mark ({{char|◌̂}}) in transcriptions with the Latin alphabet. A properispomenon has the same kind of accent, but on the penultimate syllable.Herbert Weir Smyth. Greek Grammar. [http://www.ccel.org/s/smyth/grammar/html/smyth_1f_uni.htm#157 paragraph 157].
Examples:
- {{lang|grc|θεοῦ}}, theoû, "of a god", is a perispomenon
- {{lang|grc|πρᾶξις}} prâxis "business" is a properispomenon
Etymology
Peri-spṓmenon means "pronounced with a circumflex",{{LSJ|perispwme/nws|περισπωμένως|ref}}. the neuter of the present passive participle of peri-spáō "pronounce with a circumflex" (also "draw off").{{LSJ|perispa/w|περισπάω|shortref}}. Pro-peri-spṓmenon adds the prefix pró "before".{{LSJ|pro/|πρό|shortref}}. {{lang|el|περισπωμένη}}, perispomeni, is the Greek name for the accent marks ({{char|◌̃}} or {{char|◌̑}}) used above Greek letters, also known as {{lang|el|ὀξύβαρυς}}, oxýbarys, "high-low" or "acute-grave", and its original form as a circumflex accent ({{char|◌̂}}) was combining the acute ({{char|◌́}}) and grave ({{char|◌̀}}) pitch accents occurring successively only in bimoraic syllables (with long vowels or diphthongs).
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