Ton
See also: ton, TON, tón, tòn, tốn, tợn, -ton, and Appendix:Variations of "ton"
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Bern Old High German tænd, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs. Cognate with German Zahn, Dutch tand, English tooth, Icelandic tönn.
Noun
Ton (genitive singular Tones, plural Tän, genitive plural Tänens)
- (Bern) tooth
Derived terms
- tonesburst (“toothbrush”)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːn/
- Rhymes: -oːn
Etymology 1
With irregular t- (as in tausend) and widespread dialectal -ā- → -ō- from Middle High German dāhen, tāhen, inflected form of dāhe, tāhe, from Old High German thāha, dāha, tāha, from Proto-Germanic *þanhǭ. Cognate with Old English þō, Old Norse þá, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (þāhō).
Alternative forms
- Thon (obsolete)
Noun
Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Tone)
- clay
Declension
Declension of Ton
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Ton | die | Tone |
| genitive | eines | des | Tones, Tons | der | Tone |
| dative | einem | dem | Ton, Tone1 | den | Tonen |
| accusative | einen | den | Ton | die | Tone |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Klei (rare)
- Lehm
Derived terms
- tonig
Etymology 2
From Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).
Noun
Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Töne)
- tone
- 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 43:
- Eine der unangenehmsten Peinlichkeiten in deutschen Gerichtssälen ist die Überheblichkeit der Vorsitzenden im Ton den Angeklagten gegenüber.
- One of the most unpleasant embarrassments in German court rooms is the hubris of the presiding judges in the tone towards the defendants.
- Eine der unangenehmsten Peinlichkeiten in deutschen Gerichtssälen ist die Überheblichkeit der Vorsitzenden im Ton den Angeklagten gegenüber.
- 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 43:
- (music) note (a musical pitch or sound)
- tone (manner of speaking)
Declension
Declension of Ton
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Ton | die | Töne |
| genitive | eines | des | Tones, Tons | der | Töne |
| dative | einem | dem | Ton, Tone1 | den | Tönen |
| accusative | einen | den | Ton | die | Töne |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- tonal
- Tonhöhe
- Tonsprache
References
- Kluge, Friedrich (1975). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 21. unveränderte Auflage. →ISBN. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, pp. 781–82.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Ton.
Noun
Ton m (plural Teen)
- sound
- tone