Tonfall

See also: tonfall

German

Etymology

Ton +‎ fall

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːnˌfal/
  • Hyphenation: Ton‧fall
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Noun

Tonfall m (strong, genitive Tonfalles or Tonfalls, plural Tonfälle)

  1. tone (of voice)
  2. (phonology) intonation

Declension

Declension of Tonfall [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tonfall die Tonfälle
genitive eines des Tonfalles, Tonfalls der Tonfälle
dative einem dem Tonfall, Tonfalle1 den Tonfällen
accusative einen den Tonfall die Tonfälle

1Now rare, see notes.

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