secondary stress

English

Noun

secondary stress (plural secondary stresses)

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

   Synonym: secondary accent

   Coordinate term: 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

• secondary stress mark