τόνος

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From τείνω (teinō, I stretch).

Noun [edit]

τόνος (genitive τόνου) m, second declension; (tonos)

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

References [edit]

  • τόνος in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
  • tone in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Greek [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tonos, rope, chord, tone) From Ancient Greek τείνω (teinō, to stretch)

Noun [edit]

τόνος (tónos) m,   plural τόνοι

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

Etymology 2 [edit]

From French tonne (ton)

Noun [edit]

τόνος (tónos) m

  1. tonne, tonnage (unit of weight)
Declension [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

τόνος (tónos) m,   plural τόνοι

  1. tuna (fish)
Declension [edit]