tonaj

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tonnage. Equivalent to tonă +‎ -aj.

Noun

tonaj n (plural tonaje)

  1. tonnage

Declension

Declension of tonaj
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) tonaj tonajul (niște) tonaje tonajele
genitive/dative (unui) tonaj tonajului (unor) tonaje tonajelor
vocative tonajule tonajelor

Turkish

Etymology

From French tonnage.

Noun

tonaj (definite accusative tonajı, plural tonajlar)

  1. (nautical) tonnage, displacement
    • 1936 February 10, “Deniz silâhları tahdit ediliyor [Naval weapons being limited]”, in Yeni Asır, page 10:
      Saffı harp gemilerinin azâmî tonajı 28 bin ton olacaktır.
      Battleships' maximum displacement will be 28,000 tons.

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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