тонус

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tonus, a transliteration of Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “rope, tension”). Doublet of тон (ton) and tone. Akin to native Bulgarian тъ́нък (tǎ́nǎk, “thin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔnʊs]

Noun

то́нус • (tónus) m

  1. (physiology) tone, beat, vigor
    жи́знен то́нус ― žíznen tónus ― vital tone

Declension
Declension of то́нус
singular plural
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

  1. (physiology) tone

Declension
Declension of тонус
singular
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)

  1. (physiology, medicine) tone
    мы́шечный то́нус
    mýšečnyj tónus
    muscle tone
  2. energy, vigour
    жи́зненный то́нус
    žíznennyj tónus
    vitality

Declension
Declension of то́нус (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative то́нус
tónus
genitive то́нуса
tónusa
dative то́нусу
tónusu
accusative то́нус
tónus
instrumental то́нусом
tónusom
prepositional то́нусе
tónuse
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