leath-thonach

Irish

Etymology

From leath- (half) + tonach (tonal) and leath-thon (semitone, halftone) + -ach.

Adjective

leath-thonach (genitive singular masculine leath-thonaigh, genitive singular feminine leath-thonaí, plural leath-thonacha, not comparable)

  1. (art, printing) halftone (attributive)
    greanadóireacht leath-thonachhalftone engraving
  2. (music) chromatic, semitonal
    Synonym: crómatach

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