άτονος

See also: ἄτονος

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἄτονος (átonos) from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) with the privative prefix ἀ- (a-). Equivalent to α- (a-) +‎ τόνος (tónos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.to.nos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧το‧νος

Adjective

άτονος • (átonos) m (feminine άτονη, neuter άτονο)

  1. languorous, languid
  2. feeble, faint
  3. (orthography, typography, grammar) atonal, atonic; unaccented, unstressed (describes a word or syllable without ΄  tonos stress accent)

Declension

  • ατόνηση f (atónisi, “attenuation, weakening”)
  • ατονία f (atonía, “languor, feebleness”)
  • ατονικός (atonikós, “atonic, atonal”)
  • ατόνιστος (atónistos, “unaccented, unstressed”)
  • ατονώ (atonó, “to slacken, to decline”)

References

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