tonal

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊnəl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊnəl/ Rhymes: -əʊnəl === Etymology 1 === From tone +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== tonal (comparative more tonal, superlative most tonal) Of or relating to tones or tonality. Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something. (music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic. (linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic). ===== Antonyms ===== atonal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== tonality tonally ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Nahuatl tōnalli (“day, day sign”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tona ==== Noun ==== tonal (plural tonals) (in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death. ===== Related terms ===== tonalli ===== See also ===== nahual === Anagrams === Alton, Laton, Talon, Tolan, Tolna, laton, notal, talon == Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Amecameca): tonatih (Milpa Alta): tonaltzintli === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tonatiuh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toːˈna.l/ === Noun === tonal (Tlaxcala) sun == French == === Etymology === From ton +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === tonal (feminine tonale, masculine plural tonals or tonaux, feminine plural tonales) tonal === Further reading === “tonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Ton +‎ -al === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈnaːl/ === Adjective === tonal (strong nominative masculine singular tonaler, comparative tonaler, superlative am tonalsten) tonal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “tonal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “tonal” in Duden online == Highland Puebla Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === to̱nal === Noun === tonal sun == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin tonus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: to‧nal === Adjective === tonal m or f (plural tonais, not comparable) tonal ==== Derived terms ==== tonalmente === References === === Further reading === “tonal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tonal. By surface analysis, ton (tone) +‎ -al. === Adjective === tonal m or n (feminine singular tonală, masculine plural tonali, feminine/neuter plural tonale) tonal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== atonal ton tonalitate == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈnal/ [t̪oˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: to‧nal === Adjective === tonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tonales) tonal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025