Plauderton

German

Etymology

plaudern (“to chat”) +‎ Ton (“tone”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈplaʊ̯dɐˌtoːn]
  • Hyphenation: Plau‧der‧ton

Noun

Plauderton m (genitive Plaudertons or Plaudertones, no plural)

  1. conversational tone, casual tone, chatty tone
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 108:
      Unsere Unterredung wurde jetzt im leichten Plauderton geführt wie ein harmloses Gespräch unter guten Bekannten.
      Our discussion was now held in a light conversational tone like a harmless chat between friendly acquaintances.

Declension
Declension of Plauderton (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Plauderton
genitive eines des Plaudertones,
Plaudertons
dative einem dem Plauderton,
Plaudertone1
accusative einen den Plauderton
1Now uncommon, see notes

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