Ton
Alemannic GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Bern Old High German tænd, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs. Cognate with German Zahn, Dutch tand, English tooth, Icelandic tönn.
NounEdit
Ton (genitive singular Tones, plural Tän, genitive plural Tänens)
Derived termsEdit
- tonesburst (“toothbrush”)
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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). 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 formsEdit
- Thon (obsolete)
NounEdit
Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Tone)
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).
NounEdit
Ton m (genitive Tons or Tones, plural Töne)
- 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.
- 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 43:
- (music) note (a musical pitch or sound)
- tone (manner of speaking)
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Related termsEdit
- Tonbereich, Tonfall, Tonfarbe, Tongebung, Tonhöhe, Tonlage, Tonsprache, Tonumfang
- Grundton, Halbton, Misston, Nebenton, Oberton, Unterton, Viertelton
ReferencesEdit
- Kluge, Friedrich (1975). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 21. unveränderte Auflage. →ISBN. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, pp. 781–82.
Further readingEdit
- “Ton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ton” in Duden online
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
Ton m (plural Teen)