Noun
primary stress (plural primary stresses)
(phonetics) The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
If they are not written together, each part is naturally read with primary stress, and the meaning of the compound is lost. Source: Internet
Contrary to primary stress, Finnish secondary stress is quantity sensitive. Source: Internet
Only the first part has primary stress. Source: Internet
The penultimate primary stress position (malumay) is the assumed, default stress type and is therefore left unwritten except in dictionaries. Source: Internet