polytonic

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ tonic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

polytonic

1. Having several tones.
   1. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.

Antonyms

• monotonic

Derived terms

• polytonically

Translations

having several tones

• Catalan: politònic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• German: vieltönig, polytonisch

Using the Greek system of diacritics

• Dutch: meertonig, meertonige
• French: polytonique (fr)
• Greek: πολυτονικός (el) m (polytonikós)
• Italian: politonico
• Spanish: politónico

Further reading

• Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia