downstep

== English == === Etymology === From down- + step. === Noun === downstep (plural downsteps) A downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ダウンステップ (daunsuteppu) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === downstep (third-person singular simple present downsteps, present participle downstepping, simple past and past participle downstepped) To apply a downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. === See also === catathesis upstep === Anagrams === stepdown, step down, stewpond, stew pond, step-down