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Italian
Etymology
From tono + -ema.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈnɛ.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɛma
- Hyphenation: to‧nè‧ma
Noun
tonema m (plural tonemi)
- (linguistics) toneme
Further reading
- tonema in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
tonema m (plural tonemas)
- (phonetics) toneme (distinctive tonal pattern in a tonal language)