atono

See also: átono and a tono

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄτονος (átonos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τόνος (tónos, “tension, tone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.to.no/
  • Rhymes: -atono
  • Hyphenation: à‧to‧no

Adjective

atono (feminine atona, masculine plural atoni, feminine plural atone)

  1. unstressed (of a vowel, not stressed or accentuated)
  2. languid, apathetic, dull

Anagrams

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [atoːno]

Noun

atono

  1. flu

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “atono”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
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