secondary stress

Noun

Meaning

secondary stress (plural secondary stresses)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

secondary accent

Examples

In compound words, secondary stress falls on the second stem (e.g. lærisveinn, /ˈlɛːɾ. Source: Internet

In omenanamme ('as our apple'), on the other hand, the third syllable (na) is light and the fourth heavy (nam), thus secondary stress falls on the fourth syllable: ómenanàmme. Source: Internet

Contrary to primary stress, Finnish secondary stress is quantity sensitive. Source: Internet

In all words of more than two syllables, every odd-numbered syllable receives secondary stress. Source: Internet

Passy, 1958, Conversations françaises en transcription phonétique. 2nd ed. Similarly, a doubled secondary stress mark is commonly used for tertiary stress. Source: Internet

Thus, if secondary stress would fall on a light (CV.) syllable, with a heavy (CVV. or CVC.) syllable following, then the secondary stress is moved one syllable to the right, and the preceding foot (syllable group) will contain three syllables. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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