tom

Meaning

1. (masculine) tone; pitch (property of sound determined by the frequency)
2. (masculine) tone (shade or quality of a colour)
3. (masculine) tone (manner in which speech or writing is expressed)
4. (masculine) tone (interval of a major second)
5. (masculine) key

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtõ/

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tonus (and influenced by som; compare the Spanish ton, variant of the standard tono, which underwent a similar change, influenced by son, respectively), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “tone”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). Cf. also trom, a possible doublet.

Sentences

Quem canta sem um tom não tem uma boa cabeça .

Those who sing without a tone do not have a good head.

Ditas assim , pela voz do outro , tinham um tom de mistério e ameaça .

Spoken like this, through the voice of the other, they had a tone of mystery and threat.

" Estou observando um comportamento passivo-agressivo", disse o psicólogo em tom profissional .

“I'm observing passive-aggressive behavior,” the psychologist said professionally.