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Beton

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See also: beton, béton, and betón

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. concrete
    • 1980, “Zurück zum Beton”, performed by S.Y.P.H.:
      Zurück zum Beton / Zurück zur U-Bahn / Zurück zum Beton / Da ist der Mensch noch Mensch
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Beton” in Duden online
  • Beton”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)