intonēt

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin intonō (“to thunder, to resound”), made into a second-conjugation verb (ending -ēt).

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intonēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present intonēju, intonē, intonē, past intonēju)

1. (linguistics) to intonate, to produce an intonation (to pronounce a syllable, a word, a sentence etc. with a specific tonal melody)

   dažādi intonēti teikumi ― variously intonated sentences

   krītoši intonēta zilbe ― a syllable pronounced with falling intonation (lit. intonated fallingly)

2. (music) to intonate (to produce a musical piece with a certain intonation)

   grūti intonētas instrumentāla tipa melodijas ― instrumental melodies with difficult intonation (lit. difficultly intonated)

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• intonācija
• intonatīvs
• tonis