Beton

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”). Doublet of Bitumen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈtɔ̃/, [beˈtɔŋ], [bə-], [-ˈtɔ̃ː] (Germany) The realisation in [ŋ] is predominant and commoner than in most other words with a nasal vowel. IPA(key): /beˈtoːn/, [b̥e-] (Austria) === Noun === Beton m (strong, genitive Betons, plural Betons or Betone) concrete ==== Usage notes ==== The plural Betons goes along with the German pronunciation of the word; the plural Betone goes with the Austrian one. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Beton” in Duden online “Beton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache