Wiktionary

telefoon

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch telefoon, from French téléphone.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɪə̯.ləˈfʊə̯n/, /ˌtɛ.ləˈfʊə̯n/
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Noun edit

telefoon (plural telefone or telefoons)

  1. telephone
    Synonym: foon

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Dutch edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French téléphone, equivalent to: tele- +‎ -foon.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /teː.ləˈfoːn/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧le‧foon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun edit

telefoon m (plural telefoons or telefonen, diminutive telefoontje n)

  1. telephone (device)
  2. telephone call

Usage notes edit

The plural telefonen is proscribed but common since the invention of the telephone in the late 19th century.

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