Meanings
adjectiveintonational (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to intonation.
Origin
- Englishintonation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishintonational
From intonation + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian intonativo
- intonativopertaining to intonation
Latvian intonatīvs
- intonatīvspertaining to intonation
Portuguese entoacional
- entoacionalpertaining to intonation
Cite this entry
APA
intonational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intonational
MLA
“intonational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intonational. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intonational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intonational.
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