or|tho|tone

or|tho|tone «AWR thuh tohn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. having an accent, as a word.

2. acquiring an accent, as from position, though not ordinarily accented.

–n.

an orthotone word. The English articles, usually proclitics, are orthotones when emphasized. Example: “I did not say a man, I said the man.”

╂[< Greek orthótonos having the right accent < orthós right, correct + tónos tone]