акцент

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Akzent and Russian акце́нт (akcént), from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акце́нт • (akcéntm (relational adjective акце́нтен)

  1. accent (modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent)
  2. accent (a nonstandard way of pronouncing)
  3. accent (a mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked)
  4. accent, stress (the emphasis placed on a syllable of a word or on words in speaking)
  5. emphasis, stress (emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion)
  6. highlight (key point or most important part of something)

Declension

Declension of акце́нт
singular plural
indefinite акце́нт
akcént
акце́нти
akcénti
definite
(subject form)
акце́нтът
akcéntǎt
акце́нтите
akcéntite
definite
(object form)
акце́нта
akcénta
count form акце́нта
akcénta

Derived terms

References

  • акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “акцѐнт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 7
  • акцент”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 23

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈakt͡sɛnt]
  • IPA(key): [akˈt͡sɛnt] (nonstandard, common)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акцент • (akcentm (relational adjective акцентски)

  1. accent
  2. stress (prosody)

Declension

Declension of акцент
singular plural
indefinite акцент (akcent) акценти (akcenti)
definite unspecified акцентот (akcentot) акцентите (akcentite)
definite proximal акцентов (akcentov) акцентиве (akcentive)
definite distal акцентон (akcenton) акцентине (akcentine)
vocative акценту (akcentu) акценти (akcenti)
count form акцента (akcenta)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ent

Noun

акце́нт • (akcéntm inan (genitive акце́нта, nominative plural акце́нты, genitive plural акце́нтов)

  1. (grammar) stress, accent
  2. accent (foreign or local)
    англи́йский акце́нтanglíjskij akcéntEnglish accent
  3. accent, emphasis, stress
    сде́лать акце́нтsdélatʹ akcéntto accentuate, to stress, to underline, to place emphasis
    расста́вить акце́нтыrasstávitʹ akcéntyto highlight key points

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎkt͡sent/
  • Hyphenation: ак‧цент

Noun

а̀кцент m inan (Latin spelling àkcent)

  1. (phonetics) stress
  2. emphasis

Declension

Declension of акцент
singular plural
nominative а̀кцент а̀кценти
genitive а̀кцента а̀кцена̄та̄
dative а̀кценту а̀кцентима
accusative а̀кцент а̀кценте
vocative а̀кценте а̀кценти
locative а̀кценту а̀кцентима
instrumental а̀кцентом а̀кцентима

Synonyms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French accent, from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акце́нт • (akcéntm inan (genitive акце́нту, nominative plural акце́нти, genitive plural акце́нтів)

  1. (phonetics, sociolinguistics) accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc.)
  2. (phonology) accent, stress (stronger articulation of a particular syllable in order to distinguish or emphasize it)
    Synonym: на́голос m (náholos)
  3. (orthography) accent, stress mark (mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent)
  4. (music) accent
  5. (figurative) accent, emphasis, stress

Declension

Declension of акце́нт
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative акце́нт
akcént
акце́нти
akcénty
genitive акце́нту
akcéntu
акце́нтів
akcéntiv
dative акце́нтові, акце́нту
akcéntovi, akcéntu
акце́нтам
akcéntam
accusative акце́нт
akcént
акце́нти
akcénty
instrumental акце́нтом
akcéntom
акце́нтами
akcéntamy
locative акце́нті
akcénti
акце́нтах
akcéntax
vocative акце́нте
akcénte
акце́нти
akcénty

Derived terms

Further reading