Information about the word ton (Dutch → Esperanto: barelo)

Synonym: vat

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/tɔn/
Hyphenationton
Genderhistorically feminine, nowadays also masculine
Pluraltonnen

Diminutive
SingularPlural
tonnetjetonnetjes

Usage samples

De overige voorwerpen die onmiddellijk in het oog vielen, waren zes grote tonnen.

Translations

Catalanbarril
Czechsud
Danishbeholder; tønde
Englishbarrel; cask
Esperantobarelo
Faeroesetunna
Finnishtynnyri
Frenchfût; tonneau
GermanFaß; Barrel
Hungarianbarrel; hordó
Italianbarile
Latincupa; vas
Low Germanfat
LuxemburgishTonn
Malaytong
Norwegiantønne
Papiamentobarí; drùm
Polishbeczka
Portuguesebarrica; barril; casco; pipa
Romanianbutoi
Russianбочка
Saterland FrisianFät; Tunne
Spanishbarril; tonel
Srananbari
Swahilichombo; pipa
Swedishfat; så; tunna
Turkishfıçı; varil