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tonn

tonn

See also: tónn, tönn, and tǫnn

Faroese

Noun

tonn f (genitive singular tannar, plural tenn)

  1. tooth

Declension

Declension of tonn
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).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠaun̪ˠ/
  • (Aran, Mayo) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɔn̪ˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /t̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠʌn̪ˠ/

Noun

tonn f (genitive singular toinne, nominative plural tonnta)

  1. wave

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tonn thonn dtonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Manx

Etymology

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

Noun

tonn f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. wave, billow

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tonn honn donn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing 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)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowing 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)

References


Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ton͈/

Etymology 1

Noun

tonn f

  1. wave
  2. outpouring
  3. sea
  4. abundance
  5. bog, swamp
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

tonn f

  1. surface
  2. land, earth
  3. skin
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
tonn thonn tonn
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. wave

Derived terms


Tatar

Alternative forms

Noun

tonn

  1. ton (a unit of weight).
26 meñ tonn = 26 thousand tons.

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *te; cognate with Finnish sinä and Hungarian te.

Pronoun

tonn

  1. you (second person singular, familiar)

Vilamovian

Noun

tonn f (plural tonna)

  1. fir

Related terms

  • tenna