tonn

See also: Tonn, tónn, tönn, and tǫnn

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German tonne or German Tonne. See also tünn, which is loaned from an alternative form of the Low German word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtonʲː/

Noun

tonn (genitive tonni, partitive tonni)

  1. ton, tonne
    See kamakas kaalub kaks tonni!
    This slab weighs two tonnes!
  2. (colloquial, of currency) thousand, grand
    Mul istub pangas viis tonni.
    I have five grand sitting in the bank.

Declension

Declension of tonn (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative tonn tonnid
accusative nom.
gen. tonni
genitive tonnide
partitive tonni tonne
tonnisid
illative tonni
tonnisse
tonnidesse
tonnesse
inessive tonnis tonnides
tonnes
elative tonnist tonnidest
tonnest
allative tonnile tonnidele
tonnele
adessive tonnil tonnidel
tonnel
ablative tonnilt tonnidelt
tonnelt
translative tonniks tonnideks
tonneks
terminative tonnini tonnideni
essive tonnina tonnidena
abessive tonnita tonnideta
comitative tonniga tonnidega

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔnː/

Noun

tonn f (genitive singular tannar, plural tenn)

  1. tooth

Declension

f15 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tonn tonnin tenn tenninar
accusative tonn tonnina tenn tenninar
dative tonn tonnini tonnum tonnunum
genitive tannar tannarinnar tanna tannanna

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tonn (wave, outpouring, abundance), from Proto-Celtic *tundā (wave).

Pronunciation

Noun

tonn f (genitive singular toinne, nominative plural tonnta)

  1. wave
    • 2015 [2014], Will Collins, translated by Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, edited by Maura McHugh, Amhrán na Mara (fiction; paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny; Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea (in English), →ISBN, page 2:
      Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.
      [original: Waves gently lap against the rocks below.]

Declension

Declension of tonn (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tonn tonnta
vocative a thonn a thonnta
genitive toinne tonnta
dative tonn
toinn (in certain phrases)
tonnta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tonn na tonnta
genitive na toinne na dtonnta
dative leis an tonn
don tonn
leis na tonnta

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tonn
radical lenition eclipsis
tonn thonn dtonn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 199, page 100
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 126, page 49

Further reading

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tonno and/or Sicilian tunnu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔnn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnn

Noun

tonn m (collective, singulative tonna, paucal tonniet)

  1. tuna

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish tonn (wave, outpouring, abundance).

Noun

tonn f (plural tonnyn)

  1. wave, billow

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of tonn
radical lenition eclipsis
tonn honn donn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English ton.

Noun

tonn n (definite singular tonnet, indefinite plural tonn, definite plural tonna or tonnene)

  1. a ton (usually a metric ton (1000 kg), but it can also refer to the British or American tons)
  2. a tonne (metric ton)
  3. (nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ton.

Noun

tonn n (definite singular tonnet, indefinite plural tonn, definite plural tonna)

  1. a ton (as above)
  2. a tonne (metric ton)
  3. (nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tǫnn.

Noun

tonn f (definite singular tonni, indefinite plural tenner, definite plural tennene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tann

References

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪on̪/

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Celtic *tundā (wave).

    Noun

    tonn f

    1. wave
    2. outpouring
    3. sea
    4. abundance
    5. bog, swamp
    Inflection
    Feminine ā-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative tonnL tuinnL tonnaH
    vocative tonnL tuinnL tonnaH
    accusative tuinnN tuinnL tonnaH
    genitive tuinneH tonnL tonnN
    dative tuinnL tonnaib tonnaib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization
    Descendants
    • Middle Irish: tonn

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Celtic *tondā (surface, skin).

      Noun

      tonn f

      1. surface
      2. land, earth
      3. skin
      Inflection
      Feminine ā-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative tonnL
      vocative tonnL
      accusative tuinnN
      genitive tuinneH
      dative tuinnL
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization

      Mutation

      Mutation of tonn
      radical lenition nasalization
      tonn thonn tonn
      pronounced with /d̪-/

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish tonn (wave, outpouring, abundance).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɔun̪ˠ/

      Noun

      tonn m (genitive tuinn or tuinne, plural tuinn or tonnan)

      1. wave

      Derived terms

      Mutation

      Mutation of tonn
      radical lenition
      tonn thonn

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Tatar

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      tonn

      1. ton (unit of weight)
        • 2004 December 7, Färit İdelle, “Rusiä Abxaziädä dä, Ukrainada da üze yaqlamağan namzätneñ ciñüe belän kileşmi”, in Azatlıq radiosı[1]:
          26 meñ tonn
          26 thousand tons

      Vilamovian

      Etymology

      From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (fir).

      Noun

      tonn f (plural tonna)

      1. fir