Feminine
Tonne
Meaning
- (feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
- (feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
- (dated, feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
- (feminine) tonne, ton, metric ton
- (Switzerland, feminine, slang) tonne, ton, metric ton
- (feminine) buoy
Synonyms
Fettbauch
Prachtexemplar
fette Sau
Dickerchen
Dickwanst
Pummelchen
Maischbottich
Moppel
Quetschwurst
dicker Mensch
Fleischberg
Dickmadam
fettes Schwein
Elefantenküken
Fettmops
Person von Gewicht
Fettkloß
Megagramm
Metrische Tonne
Tonnenkörper
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɔnə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German tunne, from Old High German tunna, from Latin tunna. A chiefly northern (i.e. Central German) word, later reinforced by Middle Low German tunne, tonne and, in the sense “metric ton”, by French tonne.
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