# акцент
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Akzent and Russian акце́нт (akcént), form Latin accentus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

акце́нт • (akcént) m (relational adjective акце́нтен)
* accent (modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent)
* accent (a nonstandard way of pronouncing)
* accent (a mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked)
* accent, stress (the emphasis placed on a syllable of a word or on words in speaking)
* emphasis, stress (emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion)
* highlight (key point or most important part of something)

#### Derived terms

* акценти́рам (akcentíram)
* акценту́вам (akcentúvam)
* акцентоло́гия (akcentológija)

#### Related terms

* акцентуа́ция (akcentuácija)

### References

* “акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “акцент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “акцѐнт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 7
* “акцент”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 23

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈakt͡sɛnt]
* IPA: [akˈt͡sɛnt] (nonstandard, common)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

акцент • (akcent) m (relational adjective акцентски)
* accent
* stress (prosody)

#### Declension
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ent

### Noun

акце́нт • (akcént) m inan (genitive акце́нта, nominative plural акце́нты, genitive plural акце́нтов)
* (grammar) stress, accent
* accent (foreign or local)
    англи́йский акце́нт ― anglíjskij akcént ― English accent
* accent, emphasis, stress
    сде́лать акце́нт ― sdélatʹ akcént ― to accentuate, to stress, to underline, to place emphasis
    расста́вить акце́нты ― rasstávitʹ akcénty ― to highlight key points

#### Related terms

* акценти́ровать (akcentírovatʹ)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* а̀кценат

### Etymology

From Latin accentus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎkt͡sent/
* Hyphenation: ак‧цент

### Noun

а̀кцент m (Latin spelling àkcent)
* (phonetics) stress
* emphasis

#### Synonyms

* (stress): на́гласак

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French accent, from Latin accentus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐkˈt͡sɛnt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

акце́нт • (akcént) m inan (genitive акце́нту, nominative plural акце́нти, genitive plural акце́нтів)
* (phonetics, sociolinguistics) accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc.)
* (phonology) accent, stress (stronger articulation of a particular syllable in order to distinguish or emphasize it)
    Synonym: на́голос m (náholos)
* (orthography) accent, stress mark (mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent)
* (music) accent
* (figurative) accent, emphasis, stress

#### Derived terms

* акцентува́ти impf or pf (akcentuváty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “акцент”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “акцент”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
* “акцент”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “акцент”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “акцент”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)