Beton

See also: beton, béton, and betón

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.
- Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /beˈtoːn/ (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

Declension of Beton [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beton	die	Betons, Betone
genitive	eines	des	Betons	der	Betons, Betone
dative	einem	dem	Beton	den	Betons, Betonen
accusative	einen	den	Beton	die	Betons, Betone

Derived terms

betonieren
Stahlbeton
Gussbeton
Kiesbeton
Leichtbeton
Magerbeton
Spannbeton
Waschbeton

Related terms

Betonbau
Betonboden
Betonboden
Betonbrücke
Betonbunker
Betondecke
Betonhalle
Betonklotz
Betonlandschaft
Betonmaschine
Betonmauer
Betonmischer
Betonpfeiler
Betonpfosten
Betonpiste
Betonplatte
Betonsockel
Betonsperre
Betonstraße
Betontreppe
Betonwand
Betonwüste

Further reading

“Beton” in Duden online
“Beton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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