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tonos

/ˈtɒnɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tonos
IPA
/ˈtɒnɒs/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.

Etymology

From the Modern Greek τόνος (tónos, “stress, accent”). Doublet of tone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɒnɒs/

Inflected Forms

tonoi (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tonos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɒnɒs/.
What does tonos mean?
The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.
Where does tonos come from?
From the Modern Greek τόνος (tónos, “stress, accent”). Doublet of tone.

How to pronounce tonos

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