polytonic

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

polytonic

/ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/ US
/ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒnɪk

adjective more polytonic · most polytonic

Having several tones.
Similar: polytonal
Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.
Similar: polytonal

Opposite: monotonic

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: monotonic

Translations

Every language

adj having several tones

Deutsch	vieltönig, polytonisch

adj using the Greek system of diacritics

Español	politónico
Français	polytonique
Italiano	politonico
Ελληνικά	πολυτονικός polytonikós

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"polytonic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polytonic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

polytonic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polytonic

Chicago

"polytonic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polytonic.

BibTeX

@misc{polytonic_2026,
  title = {polytonic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polytonic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}