Ton

See also: ton, TON, tón, tòn, tốn, tợn, -ton, and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old Bernian tænd; compare German Zahn and Dutch tand.

Noun

Ton (genitive singular Tones, plural Tän, genitive plural Tänens)

  1. (Berne dialect) tooth

Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Etymology 1

From Old High German dāha, from Proto-Germanic *þanhǭ; compare Old English þō, Old Norse þá, and Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (þāhō).

Noun

Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Tone)

  1. clay
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).

Noun

Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Töne)

  1. 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.
  2. (music) note (a musical pitch or sound)
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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)

  1. sound
  2. tone
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