akcentem

Akcentem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun akcent, meaning accent or emphasis. In Polish grammar, akcent refers to the prominence given to a syllable in pronunciation (stress) or to the emphasis placed on a word or phrase in speech or rhetoric. The instrumental form akcentem is used after prepositions that require the instrumental case, for example with z akcentem meaning “with an accent” or after verbs that govern the instrumental to describe manner or characteristic.

Etymology and use: Akcent derives from Latin accentus, meaning “accent, prosodic stress,” which entered Polish through the broader borrowing of European linguistic terms. The form akcentem adheres to the standard masculine noun declension pattern in which the instrumental singular ends in -em.

Latin usage: In classical Latin, the form accentem is the accusative singular of accentus and appears in discussions of prosody, meter, and emphasis in poetry and prose. Although the Polish term is inherited from Latin, the specific Polish meaning centers on pronunciation and rhetorical emphasis in contemporary usage.

See also: Akcent, Accent (linguistics), Diacritic marks, Polish orthography.