telephonum

Latin

Alternative forms

• tēlephōnium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teː.leˈpʰoː.num/, [t̪eːɫ̪ɛˈpʰoːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.leˈfo.num/, [t̪eleˈfɔːnum]
• (Traditional English) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlɪˈfoʊ̯nəm/

Noun

tēlephōnum n (genitive tēlephōnī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin) telephone

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
Genitive	tēlephōnī	tēlephōnōrum
Dative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
Accusative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
Ablative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
Vocative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna