tonem

Catalan

Verb

tonem

1. first-person plural present indicative of tondre

Latin

Verb

tonem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of tonō

Norwegian

Noun

tonem

1. toneme

Usage notes

Norwegian (and Swedish) has two tonemes named tonem 1 (in Nynorsk also einstavingstonelag or enkelt tonelag) and tonem 2 (in Nynorsk also tostavingstonelag or dobbelt tonelag). Tonem 1 has a descending pitch (example: landet and bønder) and tonem 2 has an ascending pitch (example: lande and bønner. Note! Both examples are limited to dialects where the d is silent).

Inflection

Inflection of tonem

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	tonem	tonemet	tonem/tonemer	tonema/tonemene
Nynorsk n	tonem	tonemet	tonem	tonema

Synonyms

• tonelag

Derived terms

• tonem 1
• tonem 2

References

• “tonem” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.