Grundton

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German

Etymology

Grund (“ground, base”) +‎ Ton (“color, hue; tone, sound”)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Grund‧ton

Noun

Grundton m (strong, genitive Grundtones or Grundtons, plural Grundtöne)

  1. basic color, ground color
  2. (music)
    1. fundamental tone, root
    2. keynote, tonic

Declension

Declension of Grundton
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grundton die Grundtöne
genitive eines des Grundtones, Grundtons der Grundtöne
dative einem dem Grundton, Grundtone1 den Grundtönen
accusative einen den Grundton die Grundtöne

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Grundton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Grundton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Grundton” in Duden online
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