Wiktionary

-phone

See also: phone, phoné, and 'phone

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

SuffixEdit

-phone

  1. A type of sound.
    allophone; homophone
  2. A device that makes a sound.
    aerophone; saxophone
  3. A speaker of a certain language.
    Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone

Derived termsEdit

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

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio(file)

SuffixEdit

-phone

  1. speaker of a specific language
  2. something that makes a sound e.g. saxophone

Derived termsEdit

French terms suffixed with -phone
speaker of a specific language

Further readingEdit

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