fona

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfo.na]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin funda. Doublet of funda, a learned borrowing.

Noun

fona f (plural fones)

1. sling (weapon)

   Synonyms: bassetja, mandró

Derived terms

• foner

See also

• tirador

Etymology 2

Verb

fona

1. inflection of fonar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “fona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Verb

fona

1. inflection of fonare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Fano

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”), from Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂wṓr, earlier *péh₂wōr, collective of *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.nɐ/

Noun

fona f (plural fonas)

1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca