Karton

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of Cartoon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karˈtɔ̃/, [kaʁˈtɔ̃ː], [ka(ɐ̯)-], [-tɔŋ] IPA(key): /karˈtoːn/ (southern, especially Austria) Hyphenation: Kar‧ton === Noun === Karton m (strong, genitive Kartons, plural Kartons or Kartone, diminutive Kartönchen n) (countable) carton; cardboard box (e.g. a moving box) Synonyms: Pappschachtel, Schachtel, Dose, Box (uncountable, especially southern) cardboard, paperboard Synonym: (see there for notes) Pappe (countable, art) cartoon (preliminary sketch) ==== Usage notes ==== The plural Kartone is only used with the southern pronunciation. Compare the same in Balkon (where, however, this pronunciation is also sometimes heard in the north). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Milchkarton, Pappkarton, Schuhkarton, Umzugskarton === Further reading === “Karton” in Duden online “Karton”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)