akcentēt

Latvian

Etymology

From akcents, made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).

Pronunciation

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Verb

akcentēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present akcentēju, akcentē, akcentē, past akcentēju)

  1. (linguistics) to accentuate, to stress (to pronounce a word or syllable with more emphasis)
    akcentēt vārda pirmo zilbi ― to stress a word's first syllable
    loģiski akcentēts vārds ― a logically stressed word
  2. (music) to accentuate, to stress (to emphasize a part of a melody)
    ar pēkšņiem elpas sitieniem izveidojas akcentēts dziedājums ― accented singing is formed with sudden breath pulses
  3. to stress, to accentuate (to highlight a thought, an idea, a formal element, etc.)
    akcentēt savu domu ― to stress his thought
    asi akcentēts ritms ― a sharply stressed rhythm
    akcentēt mācību vielā svarīgāko ― to highlight the most important (part) in the teaching material
    akcentēt gleznā kompozīcijas centru ― to highlight the composition center in a painting
    partikulu kopas “nu gan” un “gan nu” akcentē gan atsevišķas teikuma daļas, gan arī visa teikuma saturu ― the particle combinations “nu gan” and “gan nu” highlight both a specific part and the whole content of a sentence

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prefixed verbs:
  • izakcentēt
  • pārakcentēt
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