Tonne

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See also: tonne, tonné, and tønne

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German tunna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔnə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnə

Noun

Tonne f (genitive Tonne, plural Tonnen, diminutive Tönnchen n)

  1. tun, barrel, cask, drum
  2. tonne, ton, metric ton
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 140:
      Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
      With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
  3. bin, can, dumpster (container for rubbish or waste)
  4. (nautical) buoy

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Tonne” in Duden online
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