Ton

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Bern Old High German tænd, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs. Cognate with German Zahn, Dutch tand, English tooth, Icelandic tönn.

Noun

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

  1. (Bern) tooth

Derived terms


German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

With irregular t- (as in tausend) and widespread dialectal -ā--ō- from Middle High German dāhen, tāhen, inflected form of dāhe, tāhe, from Old High German thāha, dāha, tāha, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *þanhǭ. Cognate with Old English þō, Old Norse þá, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (þāhō). One of the few words in which Proto-Germanic -h- is not indicated by a Dehnungs-h; this is due to the earlier use of initial th- (in Thon), after which the Dehnungs-h was generally avoided.

Alternative forms

Noun

Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Tone)

  1. clay
Declension

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Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German tōn, 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)
  3. tone (manner of speaking)
Declension

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Derived terms

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