betón

See also: beton, Beton, and béton

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /betɔːn/, [ˈbetɔːn]
• Rhymes: -etɔːn
• Hyphenation: be‧tón

Noun

betón m inan (relational adjective betónový)

1. concrete (a building material created by mixing Portland cement, water, and aggregate including gravel and sand)

Declension

Declension of betón
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	betón	betóny
genitive	betónu	betónov
dative	betónu	betónom
accusative	betón	betóny
locative	betóne	betónoch
instrumental	betónom	betónmi

Derived terms

• betónovať

Further reading

• “betón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026