тонус
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tonus, a transliteration of Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “rope, tension”). Doublet of тон (ton) and tone (tone). Akin to native Bulgarian тъ́нък (tǎ́nǎk, “thin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɔnʊs]
Noun
то́нус • (tónus) m
- (physiology) tone, beat, vigor
- жи́зненто́нус ― žíznen tónus ― vital tone
Declension
Declension of то́нус
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | то́нус tónus | то́нуси tónusi |
definite (subject form) | то́нусът tónusǎt | то́нусите tónusite |
definite (object form) | то́нуса tónusa | |
count form | — | то́нуса tónusa |
Derived terms
- тонизи́рам (tonizíram, “to tonicize”)
- то́ник (tónik, “tonic”)
- тони́чен (toníčen, “tonal”)
References
- тонус in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- тонус in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɔnus]
Noun
тонус • (tonus) m
- (physiology) tone
Declension
Declension of тонус
singular | |
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indefinite | тонус |
definite unspecified | тонусот |
definite proximal | тонусов |
definite distal | тонусон |
vocative | тонусу |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos). See also тон (ton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtonʊs]
(file)
Noun
то́нус • (tónus) m inan (genitive то́нуса, uncountable)
- (physiology, medicine) tone
- мы́шечныйто́нус
- mýšečnyj tónus
- muscle tone
- energy, vigour
- жи́зненныйто́нус
- žíznennyj tónus
- vitality
Declension
Declension of то́нус (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | то́нус tónus |
genitive | то́нуса tónusa |
dative | то́нусу tónusu |
accusative | то́нус tónus |
instrumental | то́нусом tónusom |
prepositional | то́нусе tónuse |