tonu

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See also: Tõnu and tố nữ

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tonus.

Pronunciation

Noun

tonu inan

  1. tone
  2. (music) tone
    Tonu bat re ta miren artean dago. ― There's a tone between D and E.

Declension

Declension of tonu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive tonu tonua tonuak
ergative tonuk tonuak tonuek
dative tonuri tonuari tonuei
genitive tonuren tonuaren tonuen
comitative tonurekin tonuarekin tonuekin
causative tonurengatik tonuarengatik tonuengatik
benefactive tonurentzat tonuarentzat tonuentzat
instrumental tonuz tonuaz tonuez
inessive tonutan tonuan tonuetan
locative tonutako tonuko tonuetako
allative tonutara tonura tonuetara
terminative tonutaraino tonuraino tonuetaraino
directive tonutarantz tonurantz tonuetarantz
destinative tonutarako tonurako tonuetarako
ablative tonutatik tonutik tonuetatik
partitive tonurik — —
prolative tonutzat — —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tonu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “tonu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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