-fone

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ni/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.nɨ/

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

Suffix

-fone

1. -phone

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -fone