telefon
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From English telephone or French téléphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon m (plural telefona, definite telefoni, definite plural telefonat)
Declension edit
indefinite | definite | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | telefon | telefona | telefoni | telefonat |
accusative | telefonin | |||
dative | telefoni | telefonave | telefonit | telefonavet |
ablative | telefonash |
Derived terms edit
Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | телефон | |
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Abjad | تئلئفوْن |
Etymology edit
Internationalism; from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon (definite accusative telefonu, plural telefonlar)
- telephone
- telefon nömrəsi ― phone number
- cib telefonu ― mobile phone (literally, “pocket phone”)
- telefon vasitəsi ilə ödəmək ― to pay by phone
- telefon vasitəsi ilə əlaqə saxlamaq ― to contact by phone
- telefon yükləyicisi ― phone charger
Declension edit
Declension of telefon | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | telefon |
telefonlar | ||||||
definite accusative | telefonu |
telefonları | ||||||
dative | telefona |
telefonlara | ||||||
locative | telefonda |
telefonlarda | ||||||
ablative | telefondan |
telefonlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | telefonun |
telefonların |
Chamorro edit
Noun edit
telefon
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon m inan
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- See fón
Further reading edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon c (singular definite telefonen, plural indefinite telefoner)
- telephone (an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people)
- phone number, telephone number (digits assigned to a telephone), abbreviated tlf.
- call, phone call, telephone call
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | telefon | telefonen | telefoner | telefonerne |
genitive | telefons | telefonens | telefoners | telefonernes |
Synonyms edit
- (device): (slang) knogle
- (phone number): telefonnummer
Derived terms edit
- telefonere (“to telephone”)
- telefonisk (“telephonic, by telephone”)
- telefonist (“telephonist”)
- (jocular) telefonitis (“telephonitis”)
See also edit
- telefon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Estonian edit
Noun edit
telefon (genitive telefoni, partitive telefoni)
- telephone (an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people)
Declension edit
Declension of telefon (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | telefon | telefonid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | telefoni | ||
genitive | telefonide | ||
partitive | telefoni | telefone telefonisid | |
illative | telefoni telefonisse |
telefonidesse telefonesse | |
inessive | telefonis | telefonides telefones | |
elative | telefonist | telefonidest telefonest | |
allative | telefonile | telefonidele telefonele | |
adessive | telefonil | telefonidel telefonel | |
ablative | telefonilt | telefonidelt telefonelt | |
translative | telefoniks | telefonideks telefoneks | |
terminative | telefonini | telefonideni | |
essive | telefonina | telefonidena | |
abessive | telefonita | telefonideta | |
comitative | telefoniga | telefonidega |
Derived terms edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon f (genitive singular telefonar, plural telefonir)
Declension edit
Declension of telefon | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | telefon | telefonin | telefonir | telefonirnar |
accusative | telefon | telefonina | telefonir | telefonirnar |
dative | telefon | telefonini | telefonum | telefonunum |
genitive | telefonar | telefonarinnar | telefona | telefonanna |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- fartelefon (mobile phone)
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Telephon.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon (plural telefonok)
- telephone
- Synonym: (dated, practically archaic) távbeszélő
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | telefon | telefonok |
accusative | telefont | telefonokat |
dative | telefonnak | telefonoknak |
instrumental | telefonnal | telefonokkal |
causal-final | telefonért | telefonokért |
translative | telefonná | telefonokká |
terminative | telefonig | telefonokig |
essive-formal | telefonként | telefonokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | telefonban | telefonokban |
superessive | telefonon | telefonokon |
adessive | telefonnál | telefonoknál |
illative | telefonba | telefonokba |
sublative | telefonra | telefonokra |
allative | telefonhoz | telefonokhoz |
elative | telefonból | telefonokból |
delative | telefonról | telefonokról |
ablative | telefontól | telefonoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
telefoné | telefonoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
telefonéi | telefonokéi |
Possessive forms of telefon | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | telefonom | telefonjaim |
2nd person sing. | telefonod | telefonjaid |
3rd person sing. | telefonja | telefonjai |
1st person plural | telefonunk | telefonjaink |
2nd person plural | telefonotok | telefonjaitok |
3rd person plural | telefonjuk | telefonjaik |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading edit
- telefon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch telefoon (“telephone”), from French téléphone (“telephone”). Doublet of telepon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
téléfon (first-person possessive telefonku, second-person possessive telefonmu, third-person possessive telefonnya)
- Alternative spelling of telepon
Further reading edit
- “telefon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Karelian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian телефо́н (telefón).
Noun edit
telefon
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English telephone or Dutch telefoon.[1]
Noun edit
telefon
Alternative forms edit
- telepon (Indonesia)
Derived terms edit
- telefon bimbit
- telefon pintar, telefon bijak (Singapore)
- telefon tangan (Kelantan)
References edit
- ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe[1], Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 293
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
telefon
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
telefon m (definite singular telefonen, indefinite plural telefoner, definite plural telefonene)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “telefon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
telefon m (definite singular telefonen, indefinite plural telefonar, definite plural telefonane)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “telefon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism. By surface analysis, tele- + -fon.[1][2][3] First attested in 1829.[4] Compare Kashubian telefón and Silesian telefōn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon m inan (related adjective telefoniczny, abbreviation tel.)
- telephone (telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person)
- telephone call (connection established over a telephone network between two parties)
- telephone number (sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | telefon | telefony |
genitive | telefonu | telefonów |
dative | telefonowi | telefonom |
accusative | telefon | telefony |
instrumental | telefonem | telefonami |
locative | telefonie | telefonach |
vocative | telefonie | telefony |
Derived terms edit
- telefonować impf, zatelefonować pf
- być pod telefonem impf
- odebrać telefon pf, odbierać telefon impf
- wisieć na telefonie impf
Trivia edit
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), telefon is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 9 times in news, 2 times in essays, 19 times in fiction, and 23 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 56 times, making it the 1159th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “telefon”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “telefon”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language][2] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “telefon”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Saint-Clair, czyli Wygnańcy na wyspie Barra : romans historyczny (in Polish), volume 4, 1829, page 9
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “telefon”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language][3] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 599
Further reading edit
- telefon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- telefon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “telefon”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[4]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “telefon”, in Słownik języka polskiego[5] (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 39
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French téléphone, German Telephon. Equivalent to tele- + -fon.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
telefon n (plural telefoane)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) telefon | telefonul | (niște) telefoane | telefoanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) telefon | telefonului | (unor) telefoane | telefoanelor |
vocative | telefonule | telefoanelor |
Related terms edit
References edit
- Romanian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Romansch edit
Noun edit
telefon m (plural telefons)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telèfōn m (Cyrillic spelling телѐфо̄н)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | telefon | telefoni |
genitive | telefona | telefona |
dative | telefonu | telefonima |
accusative | telefon | telefone |
vocative | telefone | telefoni |
locative | telefonu | telefonima |
instrumental | telefonom | telefonima |
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /tɛlɛˈfoːn/
Audio (file)
- (Finland) IPA(key): /teleˈfuːn/
- (Sweden, dialectal) IPA(key): /tɛlɛˈfuːn/
Noun edit
telefon c
- a phone, a telephone
- ringa någon med en telefon
- call someone with a telephone
- phone, telephone (as a communication medium)
- kontakta någon per telefon
- contact someone by phone
- prata/sitta/stå/etc. i telefon
- be on the phone
- 1986, Michael B. Tretow (lyrics and music), “Telefånen [The telefool [blend of telefonen (“the telephone”) and fånen (“the (silly) fool”)]”, in Makalösa manickar [more commonly "manicker"] [Incredible contraptions]:
- Ja, jag står i telefon ute på gatan utanför. Jag kan se din siluett genom gardin[en]. Och jag står förstås och drömmer som jag nästan alltid gör när jag har satt i mig några flaskor vin.
- Yes, I'm on the phone [stand on the phone] out on the street outside. I can see your silhouette through the curtain. And I'm standing here dreaming, of course [and I stand of course and dream], like I almost always do when I've downed a few bottles of wine.
- Short for telefonsamtal (“phone call”).
- Du har telefon
- You have a phone call
Declension edit
Declension of telefon | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | telefon | telefonen | telefoner | telefonerna |
Genitive | telefons | telefonens | telefoners | telefonernas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Ternate edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
telefon
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish تلفون (telefon), from French téléphone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telefon (definite accusative telefonu, plural telefonlar)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “telefon”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تلفون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[6], Constantinople: Mihran, page 399
Turkmen edit
Noun edit
telefon (definite accusative telefony, plural telefonlar)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | telefon | telefonlar |
accusative | telefony | telefonlary |
genitive | telefonuň | telefonlaryň |
dative | telefona | telefonlara |
locative | telefonda | telefonlarda |
ablative | telefondan | telefonlardan |