unaccented

Speech parts

1. unaccented - Adjective

2. unaccented - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(used of syllables) carrying no stress

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

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Examples

an atonic syllable carries no stress Source: Internet

a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable Source: Internet

a weak stress on the second syllable Source: Internet

Between them are found numerous variations: *Slovenian preserves most of the system but has shortened all unaccented syllables and lengthened non-final accented syllables so that vowel length and accent position largely co-occur. Source: Internet

Slovak has the ending -om instead of -em and unaccented leta and pred, allowing use of the same abbreviations. Source: Internet

The unaccented beat may have dissonance, but only as a passing tone, i.e. it must be approached and left by step in the same direction. Source: Internet

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