What is "perispomenon"

Perispomenon \Per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl. Perispomena. [NL., from Gr. ?, pr. pass. p. of ? to draw around, to circumflex; ? around + ? to draw.] (Gr. Gram.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.
--Goodwin.

n. (context grammar English) A (l/en: word) with a (l/en: circumflex) (l/en: accent) on the last (l/en: syllable).

In Ancient Greek grammar, a perispomenon is a word with a high-low pitch contour on the last syllable, indicated in writing by a circumflex accent mark. A properispomenon has the same kind of accent, but on the penultimate syllable.

Examples:

• , theoû, "of a god", is a perispomenon

• prâxis "business" is a properispomenon