-fone

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Doublet of -fono.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ni/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ne/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -oni, (Portugal) -ɔnɨ
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ne

Suffix

-fone m (noun-forming suffix, plural -fones)

  1. -phone

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -fone
criptofone
gozofone
interfone
saxofone
telefone
xilofone
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