tonn
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German tonne or German Tonne. See also tünn, which is loaned from an alternative form of the Low German word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtonʲː/
Noun
tonn (genitive tonni, partitive tonni)
- ton, tonne
- See kamakas kaalub kaks tonni!
- This slab weighs two tonnes!
- (colloquial) thousand, grand (almost always regarding currency)
- Mul istub pangas viis tonni.
- I have five grand sitting in the bank.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tonn | tonnid |
| genitive | tonni | tonnide |
| partitive | tonni | tonne / tonnisid |
| illative | tonni / tonnisse | tonnidesse |
| inessive | tonnis | tonnides |
| elative | tonnist | tonnidest |
| allative | tonnile | tonnidele |
| adessive | tonnil | tonnidel |
| ablative | tonnilt | tonnidelt |
| translative | tonniks | tonnideks |
| terminative | tonnini | tonnideni |
| essive | tonnina | tonnidena |
| abessive | tonnita | tonnideta |
| comitative | tonniga | tonnidega |
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɔnː/
Noun
tonn f (genitive singular tannar, plural tenn)
- tooth
Declension
| Declension of tonn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f15 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tonn | tonnin | tenn | tenninar |
| accusative | tonn | tonnina | tenn | tenninar |
| dative | tonn | tonnini | tonnum | tonnunum |
| genitive | tannar | tannarinnar | tanna | tannanna |
Derived terms
- tannsteinur
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tonn (“wave, outpouring, abundance”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠaun̪ˠ/
- (Aran, Mayo) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɔn̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /t̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠʌn̪ˠ/
Noun
tonn f (genitive singular toinne, nominative plural tonnta)
- wave
- 2015, Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, transl., Maura McHugh, editor, Amhrán na Mara (fiction), Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea by Will Collins, →ISBN:
- Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.
- Waves gently lap against the rocks below.
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Declension
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- maidhm thoinne (“breaker”)
- tonn tuile (“tidal wave”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tonn | thonn | dtonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish tonn (“wave, outpouring, abundance”).
Noun
tonn f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- wave, billow
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tonn | honn | donn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Derived terms
- tonnagh
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English ton.
Noun
tonn n (definite singular tonnet, indefinite plural tonn, definite plural tonna or tonnene)
- a ton (usually a metric ton (1000 kg), but it can also refer to the British or American tons)
- a tonne (metric ton)
- (nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)
Derived terms
- gigatonn
References
- “tonn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English ton.
Noun
tonn n (definite singular tonnet, indefinite plural tonn, definite plural tonna)
- a ton (as above)
- a tonne (metric ton)
- (nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)
Derived terms
- gigatonn
References
- “tonn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ton͈/
Noun
tonn f
- wave
- outpouring
- sea
- abundance
- bog, swamp
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: tonn
- Manx: tonn
- Scottish Gaelic: tonn
Noun
tonn f
- surface
- land, earth
- skin
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tonn | thonn | tonn pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tonn (“wave, outpouring, abundance”).
Noun
tonn m (genitive tuinn or tuinne, plural tuinn or tonnan)
- wave
Derived terms
- àmhainn meanbh-thonnach
- cumhachd nan tonn
Tatar
Alternative forms
- tonna
Noun
tonn
- ton (a unit of weight).
- 26 meñ tonn = 26 thousand tons.
Vilamovian
Noun
tonn f (plural tonna)
- fir
Related terms
- tenna