Halbton

German

Etymology

halb (“half”) +‎ Ton (“sound”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Halbton m (strong, genitive Halbtones or Halbtons, plural Halbtöne)

  1. (music) semitone, half-step

Declension

Declension of Halbton [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Halbton die Halbtöne
genitive eines des Halbtones, Halbtons der Halbtöne
dative einem dem Halbton, Halbtone1 den Halbtönen
accusative einen den Halbton die Halbtöne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Halbton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Halbton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Halbton” in Duden online
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