-tonia

American  

1. a combining form with the meaning “muscle tension, nerve tension,” as specified by the initial element (hypertonia ); used also in the formation of words that denote more generally a personality type or personality disorder (catatonia; somatotonia ).

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Etymology

Origin of -tonia

See tone, -ia

Example Sentences

Tonia Plakhotniuk, NatWest Markets' Vice President, Climate & ESG Capital Markets, said that 17% risked "a mismatch" because investors would not account for the remainder themselves.

From Reuters

He is survived by his mother, Alexandra Austin, and two sisters, Tonia Falconer Barringer and Tory Falconer Crane.

From New York Times

Falconer is survived by his mother Sandy and sisters Tonia and Tory, as well as nieces and nephews Olivia, Ian, August, Perry and Will.

From Seattle Times

Tonia Stevens, a retired custodian, takes two long bus rides five days a week for her methadone treatment from an addiction center in Baltimore run by the University of Maryland.

From New York Times

Tonia Cansler Merideth, a descendant who will help document those stories for the Bray School Lab, said the project brings to mind a word from Ghana, sankofa, going back to fetch, seeking the past.

From Washington Post