-phone

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See also: phone, phoné, and 'phone

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂neh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”); related to fame and fable.

Some terms ending in phone, such as textphone, are actually compounds made with phone.

Suffix[edit]

-phone

  1. A type of sound.
    allophone; homophone
  2. A device that makes a sound.
    aerophone; saxophone
  3. Forming adjectives: speaking a certain language.
    Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone
  4. Forming nouns: a speaker of a certain language.
    Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone

Derived terms[edit]

English terms suffixed with -phone
type of sound
speaker of a specific language
a sound-transmitting device
other derived terms

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɔn/
  • Audio(file)

Suffix[edit]

-phone m or f

  1. forming adjectives: -phone (speaking a specific language)
  2. forming nouns: -phone (speaker of a specific language)
  3. forming nouns: -phone (something that makes a sound e.g. saxophone)

Derived terms[edit]

French terms suffixed with -phone
speaker of a specific language

Further reading[edit]

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