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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂-néh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak) (whence φημί (phēmí, to say, speak)).[1]

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    Noun

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    φωνή (phōnḗf (genitive φωνῆς); first declension

    1. sound
    2. usually of the human voice: voice, cry, yell
    3. the voice or cry of animals
    4. any articulate sound (especially vowels)
    5. speech, discourse
    6. language

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    Descendants

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    • Catalan: fon
    • Greek: φωνή (foní)
    • English: -phone
    • Italiot Greek: fonì

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φωνή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1601-2

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂-néh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /foˈni/
    • Hyphenation: φω‧νή

    Noun

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    φωνή (foníf (plural φωνές)

    1. voice, sound
    2. (music) voice, note
    3. (grammar, linguistics) voice
      ενεργητική φωνήenergitikí foníactive voice
      παθητική φωνήpathitikí fonípassive voice
      μέση φωνήmési fonímiddle voice
      μεσοπαθητική φωνήmesopathitikí fonímediopassive voice

    Declension

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    Declension of φωνή
    singular plural
    nominative φωνή (foní) φωνές (fonés)
    genitive φωνής (fonís) φωνών (fonón)
    accusative φωνή (foní) φωνές (fonés)
    vocative φωνή (foní) φωνές (fonés)

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