Grundton

German

Etymology

Grund (“ground, base”) +‎ Ton (“color, hue; tone, sound”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡʁʊntˌtoːn]
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Hyphenation: Grund‧ton

Noun

Grundton m (genitive Grundtons or Grundtones, plural Grundtöne)

basic color, ground color
(music)
1. fundamental tone, root
2. keynote, tonic

Declension

Declension of Grundton

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grundton	die	Grundtöne
genitive	eines	des	Grundtones, Grundtons	der	Grundtöne
dative	einem	dem	Grundton, Grundtone¹	den	Grundtönen
accusative	einen	den	Grundton	die	Grundtöne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(color): Grundfarbe
(tonic): Tonika

Related terms

Grundlage, Grundstück, Grundwert, Untergrund
Farbton, Halbton, Hauptton, Oberton, Unterton, Viertelton, Tonfarbe, Tonstärke

Further reading

“Grundton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Grundton” in canoonet.eu
“Grundton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Grundton in Duden online

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