tény
Tóny is the plural form of tón in Czech and Slovak, meaning tones or notes. In music, tón denotes the audible pitch of a sound, a discrete element of melody or harmony. A collection of tones forms scales and chords, and the tonal character of a piece depends on the choice and combination of tones and on timbre. While tón describes the heard pitch, written music uses notes (nota) to notate pitches; musicians realize the tones by producing the corresponding notes.
In everyday language, tón also appears in expressions about speaking: tón řeči or tón hlasu refers to
In broader usage, tón can relate to the tonal characteristics of a language or to tonal systems
Etymology: tón originates from a Latin tonus, via French ton and English tone, ultimately tracing to Greek