-fon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Suffix

-fon

1. -phone
2. -phone, -speaking, -speaker

   Synonym: -parlant

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -fon

al·lòfon

anglòfon

francòfon

germanòfon

homòfon

megàfon

micròfon

telèfon

xilòfon

Related terms

• fon

References

• “-fon” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English -phone or Dutch -foon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-fon]
• Hyphenation: -fon

Suffix

-fon (Jawi spelling ـفون)

1. (non-productive) -phone

   telefon ― telephone

   xilofon ― xylophone

   alofon ― allophone

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -fon

telefon

See also

• fon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Suffix

-fon

1. -phone

See also

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -fon

homofon

megafon

saksofon

xylofon

References

• “-fon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Suffix

-fon

1. -phone

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -fon

homofon

megafon

saksofon

xylofon

References

• “-fon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.

Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.

Polish -fon

Derived from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-fon m inan

1. -phone

   ‎tele- + ‎-fon → ‎telefon

Declension

Declension of -fon

	singular	plural
nominative	-fon	-fony
genitive	-fonu	-fonów
dative	-fonowi	-fonom
accusative	-fon	-fony
instrumental	-fonem	-fonami
locative	-fonie	-fonach
vocative	-fonie	-fony

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -fon

aerofon

allofon

alofon

awiofon

chordofon

domofon

dyktafon

dyskofon

hełmofon

kasetofon

laserofon

saksofon

telefon

See also

• -fonia, fono-, głoska

Further reading

• -fon in Polish dictionaries at PWN