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Mi Webster's ha le sequente pro "thunder":
1. thunder n [ME thoner, thunder, fr. OE thunor;
akin to OHG thonar thunder, L tonare to thunder]
Il non es evidente a me si le latino L. tonare veni del germanic
o es solmente un cognate indoeuropee. Listate sub le parola
"tone" (tono) in mi Webster's es:
1. tone n [ME, fr. L tonus tension, tone, fr. Gk tonos, lit.,
act of stretching; akin to Gk teinein to stretch more at THIN]
1 : vocal or musical sound of a specific quality <spoke in low s >
<masculine s >; esp : musical sound with respect to timbre and
manner of expression
2
a : a sound of definite pitch and vibration
b : WHOLE STEP
3 : accent or inflection expressive of a mood or emotion
4 : the pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning
5 : a particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the
intonation of a phrase or sentence <high > <low > <mid >
<low-rising > <falling >
6 : style or manner of expression in speaking or writing <seemed wise to
adopt a conciliatory >
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a
(1) : color quality or value
(2) : a tint or shade of color
b : the color that appreciably modifies a hue or white or black
<gray walls of greenish >
8 : the effect in painting of light and shade together with color
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a : the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which
the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor
b : normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli; specif : muscular tonus
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a : healthy elasticity : RESILIENCY
b : general character, quality, or trend <a city's upbeat >
c : frame of mind : MOOD
2. tone vb toned; toning vt (1660)
1 : INTONE
2 : to give a particular intonation or inflection to
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a : to impart tone to : STRENGTHEN <medicine to up the system>
b : to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound : MELLOW
often used with down
c : to change the normal silver image of (as a photographic print) into
a colored image vi
1 : to assume a pleasing color quality or tint
2 : to blend or harmonize in color
Le tono es un sono. On pensarea que il habeva un verbo "tonare" pro
"tonificar" :-). Evidentemente le latino "tonare" non es de origine
grec o latin, mais germanic?
Stan Mulaik
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