(aka The Maximum Accent Sustention Rule: The acute can sustain three syllables, the circumflex can sustain two syllables, and the grave can sustain only one syllable.) The acute may fall on all three syllables, the circumflex may fall on ultima and penult, and the grave may fall on ultima only.(This is also known as The Antepenult Rule: A Greek accent cannot fall further from the end of the word than the antepenult.) Only the last three syllables of a Greek word may be accented.barytone = a word whose ultima is unaccented, e.g., λόγος.properispomenon = a word which has an circumflex on the penult, e.g., δοῦλος.perispomenon = a word which has an circumflex on the ultima, e.g., θεοῦ.proparoxytone = a word which has an acute on the antepenult, e.g., κύριος.paroxytone = a word which has an acute on the penult, e.g., λόγος.oxytone = a word which has an acute on the ultima, e.g., θεός.A word with three or more syllables is polysyllabic a disyllabic word has two syllables and a word with only one syllable is monosyllabic.variable vowels: α, ι, and υ (they can be either long or short).long vowels: η, ω, and diphthongs (except final αι and οι - they are considered short for accent purpose).A syllable is either long or short, depending on the vowel in the syllable.
Guide to Greek Accents A Guide to Greek Accents
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