Accent

English-Latin

accent. n.

1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
   • accentus (-us, masc.)
2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation.
   • cacumen (-inis, neut.)
   • fastigium (-ii, neut.)
3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone.
   • sonus (-i, masc.)