atonal
English
Etymology
a- + tonal
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈtoʊnəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈtəʊnəl/
- Rhymes: -əʊnəl
Adjective
atonal (comparative more atonal, superlative most atonal)
- (music) Lacking a tonal center or key.
- (linguistics) Not tonal, lacking tones.
Derived terms
- atonalism
- atonality
- atonally
Translations
lacking a tonal center or key (music)
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not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)
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See also
- atonic
Danish
Etymology
From Latin atonalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atonaːl/, [ˈatˢoˌnæːˀl]
Adjective
atonal
- (music) atonal
Inflection
| Inflection of atonal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | atonal | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | atonalt | — | —2 |
| Plural | atonale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | atonale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
- tonal
Derived terms
- atonalitet
Further reading
atonal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
From a- + tonal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tɔ.nal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
atonal (feminine atonale, masculine plural atonals or atonaux, feminine plural atonales)
- (music) atonal
Further reading
- “atonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Adjective
atonal (strong nominative masculine singular atonaler, not comparable)
- (music) atonal
Declension
Positive forms of atonal (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist atonal | sie ist atonal | es ist atonal | sie sind atonal | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | atonaler | atonale | atonales | atonale |
| genitive | atonalen | atonaler | atonalen | atonaler | |
| dative | atonalem | atonaler | atonalem | atonalen | |
| accusative | atonalen | atonale | atonales | atonale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der atonale | die atonale | das atonale | die atonalen |
| genitive | des atonalen | der atonalen | des atonalen | der atonalen | |
| dative | dem atonalen | der atonalen | dem atonalen | den atonalen | |
| accusative | den atonalen | die atonale | das atonale | die atonalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein atonaler | eine atonale | ein atonales | (keine) atonalen |
| genitive | eines atonalen | einer atonalen | eines atonalen | (keiner) atonalen | |
| dative | einem atonalen | einer atonalen | einem atonalen | (keinen) atonalen | |
| accusative | einen atonalen | eine atonale | ein atonales | (keine) atonalen | |
Further reading
- “atonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “atonal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “atonal” in Duden online
Portuguese
Adjective
atonal m or f (plural atonais)
- (music) atonal (lacking a tonal center or key)
Romanian
Etymology
From French atonal. Equivalent to a- + tonal.
Adjective
atonal m or n (feminine singular atonală, masculine plural atonali, feminine and neuter plural atonale)
- atonal
Declension
Declension of atonal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | atonal | atonală | atonali | atonale | ||
| definite | atonalul | atonala | atonalii | atonalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | atonal | atonale | atonali | atonale | ||
| definite | atonalului | atonalei | atonalilor | atonalelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
a- + tonal
Adjective
atonal (plural atonales)
- (music) atonal
Derived terms
- atonalidad
Further reading
- “atonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adjective
atonal
- (music) atonal