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 (strong, genitive Grundtones or Grundtons, plural Grundtöne)

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

Declension

Declension of Grundton [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, 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 Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Grundton” in Duden online

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