Author:
Peter Berry
Date Of Creation:
16 February 2021
Update Date:
16 May 2024
Content
Sharp words are those whose stressed syllable is the last. We call the stressed syllable the syllable that sounds the strongest within the word. For example: Canegives, Peru.
When do sharp words have an accent?
- They have a tilde when they end in N, S or vowel. For example: Corduroymore, Buso.
- They do not have an accent when they do not end in N, S or vowel. For example: Irak.
The other types of words, according to their accentuation, are grave (accented on the second to last syllable), esdrújulas (stressed on the third to last syllable) and sobreesdrújulas (stressed on the syllable before the third to last syllable).
Examples of sharp words from countries
| Afghanisso | Irak | Corduroymore |
| Azerbayán | Irán | Peru |
| Buso | Haput | itsdan |
| Camerune | Kazakhsso | Taiwán |
| Canegives | Mali | Tajikisso |
| Gabon | ORman | Turkmenisso |
| Haiyou | Pakisso | Uzbekisso |
Follow with:
- Grave words from countries
- Sharp words of fruits and vegetables
- Sharp animal words
