Blähton

German

Etymology

blähen (“to inflate”) +‎ Ton (“clay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛːˌtoːn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbleːˌtoːn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Bläh‧ton

Noun

Blähton m (strong, genitive Blähtons, no plural)

1. expanded clay (lightweight aggregate made by heating clay)

Declension

Declension of Blähton [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Blähton
genitive	eines	des	Blähtons
dative	einem	dem	Blähton
accusative	einen	den	Blähton

Further reading

• Blähton on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Blähton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache