Ton

See also: ton, TON, tón, tòn, tốn, tợn, -ton, and Appendix:Variations of "ton"

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
  • tonesburst (“toothbrush”)

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn

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 Proto-Germanic *þanhǭ. Cognate with Old English þō, Old Norse þá, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (þāhō).

Alternative forms

Noun

Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Tone)

  1. clay
Declension
Declension of Ton
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ton die Tone
genitive eines des Tones,
Tons		 der Tone
dative einem dem Ton,
Tone1		 den Tonen
accusative einen den Ton die Tone
1Now uncommon, see notes
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
Declension of Ton
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ton die Töne
genitive eines des Tones,
Tons		 der Töne
dative einem dem Ton,
Tone1		 den Tönen
accusative einen den Ton die Töne
1Now uncommon, see notes
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
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