Barytone

{{Short description|Word without a final-syllable accent in Ancient Greek}} {{about||the type of singing voice|baritone|the obsolete string instrument|baryton}}

In Ancient Greek grammar, a '''barytone''' is a word without any accent on the last syllable. Words with an acute or circumflex on the second-to-last or third-from-last syllable are barytones, as well as words with no accent on any syllable:

*τις 'someone' (unaccented) *ἄνθρωπος 'person' (proparoxytone) *μήτηρ 'mother' (paroxytone) *μοῦσα 'muse' (properispomenon)

==Etymology== Like the word baritone, it comes from Ancient Greek ''barýtonos'',<ref>{{LSJ|baru/tonos|βαρύτονος|ref}}</ref> from ''barýs'' 'heavy; low'<ref>{{LSJ|baru/s|βαρύς}}</ref> and ''tónos'' 'pitch; sound'.<ref>{{LSJ|to/nos|τόνος}}</ref>

==See also== *Pitch accent *Oxytone *Ultima (linguistics)

==References== Herbert Weir Smyth. ''Greek Grammar''. [http://www.ccel.org/s/smyth/grammar/html/smyth_1f_uni.htm#158 paragraph 158]. {{reflist}}

Category:Phonology Category:Greek grammar Category:Ancient Greek