Tonne

Meaning

1. (feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
2. (feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
3. (dated,feminine) barrel, vat, tun, drum
4. (feminine) tonne, ton, metric ton
5. (Switzerland,feminine,slang) tonne, ton, metric ton
6. (feminine) buoy

Concepts

ton

barrel

cask

metric ton

tonne

buoy

long ton

register ton

fatty

bin

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Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔnə/

Etymology

From Middle High German tunne, from Old High German tunna, from Proto-West Germanic *tunnā (“tun”). 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.

Sentences

Was gehört in welche Tonne ?

What belongs in which bin?