atonic
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atonic (comparative more atonic, superlative most atonic)
- (of a sound or syllable) unstressed
- (linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
- 1984, John DeFrancis, The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy (nonfiction), University of Hawaii Press, page 45:
- Some syllables are distinguished by an absence of tone; they are said to be atonic or to have a neutral tone.
- (pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
- (medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
- an atonic disease
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unstressed
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Noun edit
atonic (plural atonics)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French atonique.
Adjective edit
atonic m or n (feminine singular atonică, masculine plural atonici, feminine and neuter plural atonice)
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Declension of atonic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | atonic | atonică | atonici | atonice | ||
definite | atonicul | atonica | atonicii | atonicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | atonic | atonice | atonici | atonice | ||
definite | atonicului | atonicei | atonicilor | atonicelor |