unbetont
unstressed, unaccented
English translations
- 01
unstressed
- 02
subtle
- 03
understated
Word details
- German meaning
- Ohne Betonung; nicht hervorgehoben.
- English meaning
- Unstressed
- Synonym
- nicht betont
- German example
- Er sprach unbetont, fast monoton.
- English example
- He spoke unstressed, almost monotonously.
Related words
- trochäisch
Trochaic
- katalektisch
Catalectic
- Anapäst
Anapest
- a-Schwa
Schwa
- anapästisch
anapestic
- Schwa
Schwa
- Versmaß
Meter
- Reduktionsvokal
Reduced vowel
- Trochäus
Trochee
- pyrrhisch
Pyrrhic
- jambisch
Iambic
- daktylisch
Dactylic refers to a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
- enklitisch
An enclitic word is a word that is phonetically closely bound to the preceding word and forms a phonological unit with it.
Example sentences with “unbetont”
Die letzte Silbe ist unbetont. (The last syllable is unstressed.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you use 'unbetont' in linguistics?
It describes syllables or words that do not receive the primary stress in a sentence or word.