allophony

English

Etymology

allo- +‎ -phony

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈlɒ.fə.ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈlɑ.fə.ni/, /ə.ˈlɔ.fə.ni/, /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/

Noun

allophony (uncountable)

1. (phonology) Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

Translations

variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme

• Finnish: allofonia
• Italian: allofonia
• Portuguese: alofonia f