Leitton

German

Etymology

leiten (“to lead”) +‎ Ton (“note”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯t.toːn/

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Noun

Leitton m (strong, genitive Leittones or Leittons, plural Leittöne)

1. (music) leading tone

Declension

Declension of Leitton [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Leitton	die	Leittöne
genitive	eines	des	Leittones, Leittons	der	Leittöne
dative	einem	dem	Leitton, Leittone1	den	Leittönen
accusative	einen	den	Leitton	die	Leittöne

¹Now rare, see notes.