Tonne

See also: tonne, tonné, and tønne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tunne, from Old High German tunna, from Latin tunna, probably from Gaulish.

A chiefly northern (i.e. Central German) word, later reinforced by Middle Low German tunne, tonne, from Old Saxon tunna. Cognate with Dutch ton, English tun, French tonne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔnə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnə

Noun

Tonne f (genitive Tonne, plural Tonnen, diminutive Tönnchen n)

  1. barrel, vat, tun, drum
    1. for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt
    2. for storing and transporting industrial materials
    3. (dated) for storing and transporting food and drink, e.g. beer, wine, cabbage, herrings
      Synonym: Fass
  2. tonne, ton, metric ton
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 140:
      Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
      With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
  3. (nautical) buoy

Declension
Declension of Tonne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tonne die Tonnen
genitive einer der Tonne der Tonnen
dative einer der Tonne den Tonnen
accusative eine die Tonne die Tonnen

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Russian: то́нна (tónna)

Further reading
  • “Tonne” in Duden online
  • “Tonne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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