Oberton

German

Etymology

ober- +‎ Ton

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐˌtoːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ober‧ton
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Noun

Oberton m (strong, genitive Obertones or Obertons, plural Obertöne)

  1. (physics, music) overtone

Declension
Declension of Oberton [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Oberton die Obertöne
genitive eines des Obertones, Obertons der Obertöne
dative einem dem Oberton, Obertone1 den Obertönen
accusative einen den Oberton die Obertöne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Oberton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Oberton” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Oberton” in Duden online
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