tom

Betekenis (English)

1. (masculine) tone; pitch (property of sound determined by the frequency)
2. (masculine) tone (shade or quality of a colour)
3. (masculine) tone (manner in which speech or writing is expressed)
4. (masculine) tone (interval of a major second)
5. (masculine) key

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtõ/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Spaans: ton

In summary

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin tonus (and influenced by som; compare the Spanish ton, variant of the standard tono, which underwent a similar change, influenced by son, respectively), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “tone”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). Cf. also trom, a possible doublet.

Zinnen

Quem canta sem um tom não tem uma boa cabeça .

Die zonder toon zingt, heeft geen goed hoofd.

Ditas assim , pela voz do outro , tinham um tom de mistério e ameaça .

Dus, door de stem van de ander, hadden ze een toon van mysterie en bedreiging.

" Estou observando um comportamento passivo-agressivo", disse o psicólogo em tom profissional .

"Ik observeer passief-agent gedrag", zei de psycholoog op een professionele toon.