άτονος

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

άτονος (átonosm (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)

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