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accent noun

  /-sənt/ , /-sɛnt/ , /ˈak.sənt/ , /ˈæk.sɛnt/ , /ˈɛk.sent/
  • (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
 aksentti, korostus, isku, pilkku
  • (orthography) 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.
 aksentti, aksenttimerkki, erityispiirre, pilkku
  • A word; a significant tone or sound.
  • (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
  • (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
 aksentti
  • (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).
 aksentti, aksenttimerkki
  • (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
 erityispiirre
  • (usually, plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
 ilmaisu, puhe
  • (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
 isku
  • Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
 korostus
  • (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
 murre
  • (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
 paino, painotus
  • (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
 painopiste, pääpaino
sävy, äänensävy

accent verb

  /ækˈsɛnt/ , /ˈæk.sɛnt/
  • (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
 korostaa, painottaa
acute accent
akuutti, akuuttiaksentti
grave accent
gravis, graavi, gravisaksentti
pitch accent
sävelaksentti
stress accent
painoaksentti
foreign accent syndrome
vieraan murteen syndrooma
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