The stress in "innovative"...

[Mehrgan]

Hi,
In my dictionaries the stress is on the first syllable. But, I have a feeling I've heard the word with a stress on /n/, as in /ɪˈnɒvətɪv/. Is it possible in BrE?

Is innovatory commonly used in BrE?



Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[5jj]

John Wells gives 94% of speakers stressing the first syllable, 6% the third. He gives 52% for [FONT=&quot]/e[/FONT][FONT=&quot]I[/FONT][FONT=&quot]/[/FONT]as the vowel in the third syllable, 42% for [FONT=&quot]/[/FONT][FONT=&quot]ə/ [/FONT]

Is innovatory commonly used in BrE? Not in my opinion.