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Dutch
Etymology
From Anton.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ton m
- a male given name
German
Pronunciation
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, from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to thicken, be solid”), related to *þinhtaz (“dense, tight”).
Cognate with Old English þō, Old Norse þá, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (þāhō).
The oldest spelling is Toh(e)n, which then became Thon as part of a general habit of writing -th- in the vicinity of long vowels. During the spelling reforms of the early 20th century, all th-spellings in inherited words were reduced to -t-, thereby making Ton one of the very few words in which Proto-Germanic *-h- is not reflected (compare the same in Träne).
Noun
Ton m (strong, genitive Tones or Tons, plural Tone)
- clay
- Synonyms: Lehm, (rare) Klei
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Ton#wb-1”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þanhōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 533
Etymology 2
From Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos).
Noun
Ton m (strong, genitive Tones or Tons, 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.
- (music) note (a musical pitch or sound)
- tone (manner of speaking)
Declension
Hyponyms
- Grundton, Halbton, Kammerton, Klingelton, Misston, Nebenton, Oberton, Rufton, Signalton, Unterton, Viertelton
Derived terms
References
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Ton#wb-2”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1975). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 21. unveränderte Auflage. →ISBN. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, pp. 781–82.
Further reading
- “Ton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ton” in Duden online
Japanese
Romanization
Ton
- Rōmaji transcription of とん
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German tôn, from Latin tonus. Compare German Ton.
Noun
Ton m (plural Teen)
- sound
- tone