Halbton

Halbton

German

Etymology

    halb (“half”) +‎ Ton (“sound”)

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    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[1] (in German)
    • “Halbton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Halbton” in Duden online
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