-phone
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-phone
- /ˈfəʊ̯n/ UK
- /ˈfoʊ̯n/ Canada, US
- /ˈfɔʊ̯n/ Canada, US
- /ˈfəʉ̯n/ US
- /ˈfɐ̞ʉ̯n/ US
Where it comes from
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.
suffix
- A type of sound. allophone; homophone
- A device that makes a sound. aerophone; saxophone
- Forming adjectives: speaking a certain language. Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone
- Forming nouns: a speaker of a certain language. Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone
Translations
Talk about this word "-phone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-phone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -phone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-phone "-phone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-phone.Cite this
@misc{phone_2026,
title = {-phone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-phone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
