barytonesis

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  The shift of accent from the last syllable of a stem or word to a preceding syllable.

Usage notes
Barytonesis occurred in, a dialect of , in which words that originally had accent on the last syllable (ultima) have developed recessive accent (accent as far back from the last syllable as the rules for accent allow). The Attic dialect retains the accent on the last syllable.
 * Aeolic, Attic

Related terms

 * barytone