tönen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German dœnen, *tœnen, derived from tōn, whence modern Ton (“tone, sound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtøːnən/, [ˈtøːnən], [ˈtøːnn̩] === Verb === tönen (weak, third-person singular present tönt, past tense tönte, past participle getönt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to give a loud and far-reaching sound Synonyms: dröhnen, hallen, schallen (intransitive, Switzerland, copulative) to sound; to give or have a sound Synonym: (the general word) klingen Diese beiden Wörter tönen ähnlich. ― These two words sound similar. (intransitive, informal) to boast; to brag (particularly about an intention to do something) (transitive, of hair) to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone rather than an entirely different colour; to tint Synonyms: färben, kolorieren Sie hatte ihre Haare mit Henna getönt. ― She had dyed her hair with henna. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tönen” in Duden online “tönen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “tönen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.