"ton" meaning in French

See ton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /tɔ̃/, /tɔ̃.n‿/, /tɔ.n‿/, /tõ/ [Quebec], /tõ.n‿/ [Quebec], /tɔ.n‿/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-ton.ogg Forms: ta [feminine], tes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French ton, tos, from Latin tuus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|ton|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French ton, {{inh+|fr|fro|ton}} Inherited from Old French ton, {{m|fro|tos}} tos, {{inh|fr|la|tuus}} Latin tuus Head templates: {{fr-det|m|f=ta|p=tes}} ton m (feminine ta, plural tes)
  1. (possessive) your Tags: masculine, possessive Derived forms: tondit
    Sense id: en-ton-fr-det-TQQNP2Rm Categories (other): French determiners, French possessive determiners
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɔ̃/, /tɔ̃.n‿/, /tɔ.n‿/, /tõ/ [Quebec], /tõ.n‿/ [Quebec], /tɔ.n‿/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-ton.ogg Forms: tons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tonus. Doublet of tonus, a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|tonus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin tonus, {{bor+|fr|la|tonus}} Borrowed from Latin tonus, {{doublet|fr|tonus}} Doublet of tonus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ton m (plural tons)
  1. tone (sound of a particular frequency) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-ton-fr-noun-UVs~tJ2v Disambiguation of Sound: 0 58 0 0 42
  2. (music) tone (interval) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ton-fr-noun-6oX7xVbE Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. tone (manner of speaking) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ton-fr-noun-a00nDdl2
  4. tone, shade (of colour) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-ton-fr-noun-sznn7Za- Disambiguation of Light: 0 1 21 13 65 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 12 11 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baisser d’un ton, de bon ton, donner le ton, hausser le ton
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/tɔ̃.n‿/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ.n‿/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tõ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tõ.n‿/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ.n‿/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "thon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-ton.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ae/Fr-ton.ogg/Fr-ton.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Fr-ton.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ton"
}

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