тонус
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin tonus, a transliteration of Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “rope, tension”). Doublet of тон (ton) and tone. Akin to native Bulgarian тъ́нък (tǎ́nǎk, “thin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
то́нус • (tónus) m
- (physiology) tone, beat, vigor
- жи́знен то́нус ― žíznen tónus ― vital tone
Declension edit
Declension of то́нус
Derived terms edit
- тонизи́рам (tonizíram, “to tonicize”)
- то́ник (tónik, “tonic”)
- тони́чен (toníčen, “tonal”)
References edit
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
тонус • (tonus) m
Declension edit
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos). See also тон (ton).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
то́нус • (tónus) m inan (genitive то́нуса, uncountable)
- (physiology, medicine) tone
- мы́шечный то́нус
- mýšečnyj tónus
- muscle tone
- energy, vigour
- жи́зненный то́нус
- žíznennyj tónus
- vitality
Declension edit
Declension of то́нус (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)