Oberton

German

Etymology

ober- +‎ Ton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːbɐˌtoːn/
• Hyphenation: Ober‧ton

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Noun

Oberton m (strong, genitive Obertones or Obertons, plural Obertöne)

1. (physics, music) overtone

Declension

Declension of Oberton [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Oberton	die	Obertöne
genitive	eines	des	Obertones, Obertons	der	Obertöne
dative	einem	dem	Oberton, Obertone1	den	Obertönen
accusative	einen	den	Oberton	die	Obertöne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Oberton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Oberton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Oberton” in Duden online