Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polytonic

/ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ton-ic
IPA: /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having several tones.

adj

Having several tones.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polytonic From poly- + tonic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/
British English: /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/

Inflected Forms

more polytonic (comparative) most polytonic (superlative)

Derived Forms

polytonically polytonicity

Synonyms

polytonal

Antonyms

monotonic

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce polytonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/.
What does polytonic mean?: Having several tones.
Where does polytonic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polytonic From poly- + tonic.

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