secondary stress

English

Noun

secondary stress (plural secondary stresses)

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

Synonyms

secondary accent

Coordinate terms

primary stress

Translations

secondary stress

Finnish: sivupaino (fi)
French: accent secondaire m
German: Nebenakzent (de) m, Nebenbetonung (de) f
Hungarian: másodhangsúly, mellékhangsúly (hu)
Portuguese: acento secundário (pt) m

See also

ˌ (secondary stress mark)

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