primary stress

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

primary stress (plural primary stresses)

(phonetics) The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

Synonyms

primary accent

Coordinate terms

secondary stress

Translations

primary stress

Finnish: pääpaino (fi)
French: accent primaire m
German: Hauptakzent (de) m, Hauptbetonung (de) f
Hungarian: főhangsúly (hu)

See also

ˈ (primary stress mark)

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