ἀτονία

See also: ατονία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄτονος (átonos, not stretched, relaxed) (from ἀ- (a-) +‎ τόνος (tónos)) + -ίᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀτονίᾱ • (atoníāf (genitive ἀτονίᾱς); first declension

  1. slackness, enervation, debility
  2. laziness
  3. (Byzantine) invalidity, ineffectiveness

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: ατονία (atonía)
  • Bulgarian: ато́ния (atónija)
  • Latin: atonia
  • Russian: атони́я (atoníja)

Further reading