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Beton


Béˊton′

,
Noun.
[F.
béton
, fr. L.
bitumen
bitumen.]
(Masonry)
The French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the French fashion.

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Beton

Beton

See also: beton, béton, and betón

German

Noun

Beton m (genitive Betons, plural Betons or Betone)

  1. concrete

Usage notes

  • The plural Betons goes along with the German pronunciation of the word; the plural Betone goes with the Austrian one.

Related terms

beton

beton

See also: Beton, béton, and betón

Crimean Tatar

Noun

beton

  1. concrete

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Czech

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Noun

beton m

  1. concrete

Derived terms

Related terms

  • betonovat

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

beton c (singular definite betonen, plural indefinite betoner)

  1. concrete

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation: be‧ton

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

beton n (uncountable)

  1. concrete

Derived terms

Verb

beton

  1. first-person singular present indicative of betonnen
  2. imperative of betonnen

Anagrams


Esperanto

Noun

beton

  1. accusative singular of beto

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowing from Danish beton, from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Noun

beton

  1. concrete

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Beton, from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛton]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ton

Noun

beton (plural betonok)

  1. concrete (building material)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative beton betonok
accusative betont betonokat
dative betonnak betonoknak
instrumental betonnal betonokkal
causal-final betonért betonokért
translative betonná betonokká
terminative betonig betonokig
essive-formal betonként betonokként
essive-modal
inessive betonban betonokban
superessive betonon betonokon
adessive betonnál betonoknál
illative betonba betonokba
sublative betonra betonokra
allative betonhoz betonokhoz
elative betonból betonokból
delative betonról betonokról
ablative betontól betonoktól
Possessive forms of beton
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. betonom betonjaim
2nd person sing. betonod betonjaid
3rd person sing. betonja betonjai
1st person plural betonunk betonjaink
2nd person plural betonotok betonjaitok
3rd person plural betonjuk betonjaik

Derived terms


Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

beton m (invariable)

  1. concrete

Old High German

Etymology

Related to Old English ġebedian (to pray).

Verb

betōn

  1. to pray

Conjugation

Descendants


Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛt̪ɔn̪/

Noun

beton m inan

  1. concrete
  2. (colloquial, pejorative) the most conservative (i.e., resistant to change) fraction within an organization

Declension

Derived terms


Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

beton n (plural betoane)

  1. concrete

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bětoːn/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ton

Noun

bètōn m (Cyrillic spelling бѐто̄н)

  1. concrete

Declension


Slovene

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈtóːn/
  • Tonal orthography: betọ̑n

Noun

betón m inan (genitive betóna, uncountable)

  1. concrete (building material)

Declension


Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French béton (concrete), from Latin bitūmen (asphalt).

Noun

beton (definite accusative betonu, plural betonlar)

  1. concrete (building material)


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at concrete. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see beton in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008