atonic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *tónos

Proto-Hellenic *tónos

Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós)

English tonic

English atonic

From a- + tonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪˈtɒnɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)

1. (of a sound or syllable) unstressed
2. (linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
   • 1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 45:

     Some syllables are distinguished by an absence of tone; they are said to be atonic or to have a neutral tone.

3. (pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
4. (medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.

   an atonic disease

Derived terms

• atonia
• atonically
• atonicity
• atony

Translations

unstressed

Portuguese: átono (pt) Spanish: átono (es)

not having tone

Polish: atoniczny (pl)

pathology

Polish: atoniczny (pl)

medicine

Polish: atoniczny (pl)

See also

• atonal

Noun

atonic (plural atonics)

1. (phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.

   Coordinate term: subtonic

Translations

Translations

Anagrams

• Catino, actino-, action, cation, cation-π

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atonique.

Adjective

atonic m or n (feminine singular atonică, masculine plural atonici, feminine/neuter plural atonice)

1. atonic

Declension

Declension of atonic

	singular	plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	atonic	atonică	atonici	atonice
definite	atonicul	atonica	atonicii	atonicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	atonic	atonice	atonici	atonice
definite	atonicului	atonicei	atonicilor	atonicelor