newton

See also: Newton

English

Etymology 1

Named after the English scientist Sir Isaac Newton.

Noun

newton (plural newtons)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.

Derived terms

• kilo-newton
• newton meter
• newton metre

 

Translations

derived unit of force

• Arabic: نْيُوتَن m (nyūtan)
• Bulgarian: ню́тон m (njúton)
• Catalan: newton (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓 / 牛顿 (zh) (niúdùn)

• Czech: newton (cs) m
• Esperanto: neŭtono
• Estonian: njuuton
• Finnish: newton (fi)
• French: newton (fr) m
• Galician: newton (gl) m
• Georgian: ნიუტონი (niuṭoni)
• German: Newton (de) m
• Hindi: न्यूटन (nyūṭan)
• Icelandic: njúton n
• Indonesian: newton (id)
• Interlingua: newton
• Italian: newton (it) m
• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (nyūton)
• Khmer: ញូតុន (ñuuton)
• Korean: 뉴턴 (nyuteon)
• Latvian: ņūtons m
• Macedonian: њутн m (njutn)
• Malay: newton
• Maori: niutana
• Polish: niuton (pl) m
• Portuguese: newton m
• Romanian: newton (ro) m
• Russian: нью́тон (ru) m (nʹjúton), ньюто́н (ru) m (nʹjutón)
• Serbo-Croatian: njutn (sh) m
• Slovak: newton m
• Spanish: newton (es) m
• Thai: นิวตัน (niu tan)

Etymology 2

Attested since the 1990s, from Fig Newtons, a brand name (later renamed just "Newtons" in 2012) which was named for Newton, Massachusetts.

Noun

newton (plural newtons)

1. A cookie consisting of fruit paste in a sheathe of pastry dough.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:newton.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Newton.

Anagrams

• onwent, went on

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲuːtn̩]

Noun

newton m inan

1. newton (unit of force)

Declension

Declension of newton (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	newton	newtony
genitive	newtonu	newtonů
dative	newtonu	newtonům
accusative	newton	newtony
vocative	newtone	newtony
locative	newtonu	newtonech
instrumental	newtonem	newtony

Further reading

• “newton”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “newton”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From English newton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːt(ː)on/, [ˈnjuːt̪(ː)o̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnjyːt(ː)on/, [ˈnjyːt̪(ː)o̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈnyːtːon/, [ˈnyːt̪ːo̞n]
• Rhymes: -uːton

Noun

newton

1. newton

Declension

Inflection of newton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		newton	newtonit
genitive		newtonin	newtonien newtoneiden newtoneitten
partitive		newtonia	newtoneita newtoneja
illative		newtoniin	newtoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		newton	newtonit
accusative	nom.	newton	newtonit
	gen.	newtonin
genitive		newtonin	newtonien newtoneiden newtoneitten
partitive		newtonia	newtoneita newtoneja
inessive		newtonissa	newtoneissa
elative		newtonista	newtoneista
illative		newtoniin	newtoneihin
adessive		newtonilla	newtoneilla
ablative		newtonilta	newtoneilta
allative		newtonille	newtoneille
essive		newtonina	newtoneina
translative		newtoniksi	newtoneiksi
abessive		newtonitta	newtoneitta
instructive		—	newtonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of newton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative newtonini newtonini accusative nom. newtonini newtonini gen. newtonini genitive newtonini newtonieni newtoneideni newtoneitteni partitive newtoniani newtoneitani newtonejani inessive newtonissani newtoneissani elative newtonistani newtoneistani illative newtoniini newtoneihini adessive newtonillani newtoneillani ablative newtoniltani newtoneiltani allative newtonilleni newtoneilleni essive newtoninani newtoneinani translative newtonikseni newtoneikseni abessive newtonittani newtoneittani instructive — — comitative — newtoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative newtonisi newtonisi accusative nom. newtonisi newtonisi gen. newtonisi genitive newtonisi newtoniesi newtoneidesi newtoneittesi partitive newtoniasi newtoneitasi newtonejasi inessive newtonissasi newtoneissasi elative newtonistasi newtoneistasi illative newtoniisi newtoneihisi adessive newtonillasi newtoneillasi ablative newtoniltasi newtoneiltasi allative newtonillesi newtoneillesi essive newtoninasi newtoneinasi translative newtoniksesi newtoneiksesi abessive newtonittasi newtoneittasi instructive — — comitative — newtoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative newtonimme newtonimme accusative nom. newtonimme newtonimme gen. newtonimme genitive newtonimme newtoniemme newtoneidemme newtoneittemme partitive newtoniamme newtoneitamme newtonejamme inessive newtonissamme newtoneissamme elative newtonistamme newtoneistamme illative newtoniimme newtoneihimme adessive newtonillamme newtoneillamme ablative newtoniltamme newtoneiltamme allative newtonillemme newtoneillemme essive newtoninamme newtoneinamme translative newtoniksemme newtoneiksemme abessive newtonittamme newtoneittamme instructive — — comitative — newtoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative newtoninne newtoninne accusative nom. newtoninne newtoninne gen. newtoninne genitive newtoninne newtonienne newtoneidenne newtoneittenne partitive newtonianne newtoneitanne newtonejanne inessive newtonissanne newtoneissanne elative newtonistanne newtoneistanne illative newtoniinne newtoneihinne adessive newtonillanne newtoneillanne ablative newtoniltanne newtoneiltanne allative newtonillenne newtoneillenne essive newtoninanne newtoneinanne translative newtoniksenne newtoneiksenne abessive newtonittanne newtoneittanne instructive — — comitative — newtoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative newtoninsa newtoninsa accusative nom. newtoninsa newtoninsa gen. newtoninsa genitive newtoninsa newtoniensa newtoneidensa newtoneittensa partitive newtoniaan newtoniansa newtoneitaan newtonejaan newtoneitansa newtonejansa inessive newtonissaan newtonissansa newtoneissaan newtoneissansa elative newtonistaan newtonistansa newtoneistaan newtoneistansa illative newtoniinsa newtoneihinsa adessive newtonillaan newtonillansa newtoneillaan newtoneillansa ablative newtoniltaan newtoniltansa newtoneiltaan newtoneiltansa allative newtonilleen newtonillensa newtoneilleen newtoneillensa essive newtoninaan newtoninansa newtoneinaan newtoneinansa translative newtonikseen newtoniksensa newtoneikseen newtoneiksensa abessive newtonittaan newtonittansa newtoneittaan newtoneittansa instructive — — comitative — newtoneineen newtoneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kilonewton
• newtonmetri

 

Further reading

• “newton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nju.tɔn/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton

Further reading

• “newton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton (unit of force)

Italian

Noun

newton m

1. newton

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈniw.tõ/, [ˈniw.tõʊ̯̃]

Noun

newton m (plural newtons)

1. newton (derived unit of force)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French newton or German Newton.

Noun

newton m (plural newtoni)

1. newton (unit of measure)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	newton	newtonul		newtoni	newtonii
genitive-dative	newton	newtonului		newtoni	newtonilor
vocative	newtonule			newtonilor

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from English newton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲuːtɔn/

Noun

newton m inan (genitive singular newtona, nominative plural newtony, genitive plural newtonov, declension pattern of dub)

1. newton (unit of force)

Declension

Declension of newton

	singular	plural
nominative	newton	newtony
genitive	newtona	newtonov
dative	newtonu	newtonom
accusative	newton	newtony
locative	newtone	newtonoch
instrumental	newtonom	newtonami, newtonmi

Spanish

Noun

newton m (plural newton)

1. newton

Further reading

• “newton”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10