Beton

See also: beton, béton, and betón

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”). Doublet of Bitumen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈtɔ̃/, [beˈtɔŋ], [bə-], [-ˈtɔ̃ː] (Germany)
  • The realisation in [ŋ] is predominant and commoner than in most other words with a nasal vowel.

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• IPA^(key): /beˈtoːn/ (Austria)

Noun

Beton m (strong, genitive Betons, plural Betons or Betone)

1. concrete

Usage notes

• The plural Betons goes along with the German pronunciation of the word; the plural Betone goes with the Austrian one.

Declension

Declension of Beton [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beton	die	Betons, Betone
genitive	eines	des	Betons	der	Betons, Betone
dative	einem	dem	Beton	den	Betons, Betonen
accusative	einen	den	Beton	die	Betons, Betone

Derived terms

• betonieren
• Stahlbeton
• Gussbeton
• Kiesbeton
• Leichtbeton
• Magerbeton
• Spannbeton
• Waschbeton

Related terms

• Betonbau
• Betonboden
• Betonboden
• Betonbrücke
• Betonbunker
• Betondecke
• Betonhalle
• Betonklotz
• Betonlandschaft
• Betonmaschine
• Betonmauer
• Betonmischer
• Betonpfeiler
• Betonpfosten
• Betonpiste
• Betonplatte
• Betonsockel
• Betonsperre
• Betonstraße
• Betontreppe
• Betonwand
• Betonwüste

 

Further reading

• “Beton” in Duden online
• “Beton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache