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amphikinetic

adj

Etymology

From amphi- + kinetic.

  1. derived from κινητικός
  2. prefixed as amphikinetic — “amphi + kinetic”

Definitions

  1. Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (or first syllable of the stem)…

    Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (or first syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending in the weak case-forms.

    • The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘lake’ was amphikinetic: nominative singular *léy-mon-s, genitive *li-mn-és.
    • Amphikinetic ('both ends mobile'): the accent moves between the first syllable (root) and the case-markers.

  2. Relating to amphikinesis.

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