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τόνος

τόνος

See also: τόννος

Ancient Greek

Noun

τόνος (tónos) m (genitive τόνου); second declension

  1. rope, cord
  2. chord
  3. tone, note

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, rope, chord, tone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtonos/

Noun

τόνος (tónos) m (plural τόνοι)

  1. (orthography, typography, grammar)  ΄ ,  stress, accent, tonos
  2. (music) note, pitch, tone
  3. shade
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Descendants
See also
see also: Greek Punctuation and Greek alphabet (Diacritics)

Etymology 2

From French tonne (ton)

Noun

τόνος (tónos) m

  1. tonne, tonnage (unit of weight)
Declension

Etymology 3

From Italian tonno (tuna), from Latin tunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)

Noun

τόνος (tónos) m (plural τόνοι)

  1. tuna (fish)
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