I can confirm that with xterm 216-0ubuntu1. It looks like xterm doesn't respect dead keys at all. Every dead key is not dead but handled like a normal key instead.
** Changed in: xterm (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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keymap not (completely) honored
https://launchpad.net/bugs/58689
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