telefonist

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English telephonist. Equivalent to telefoon +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌteː.lə.foːˈnɪst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧nist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

telefonist m (plural telefonisten, feminine telefoniste)

1. a telephone operator, a telephonist [from early 1880s]

Derived terms

• telefoniste

Estonian

Noun

telefonist

1. elative singular of telefon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French téléphoniste.

Noun

telefonist m (plural telefoniști)

1. telephonist

Declension

Declension of telefonist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) telefonist	telefonistul	(niște) telefoniști	telefoniștii
genitive/dative	(unui) telefonist	telefonistului	(unor) telefoniști	telefoniștilor
vocative	telefonistule		telefoniștilor

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• telefònista (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

From telèfōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /telefǒnist/
• Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧nist

Noun

telefònist m (Cyrillic spelling телефо̀нист)

1. telephonist

Declension

Declension of telefonist

	singular	plural
nominative	telefonist	telefonisti
genitive	telefonista	telefonista
dative	telefonistu	telefonistima
accusative	telefonista	telefoniste
vocative	telefoniste	telefonisti
locative	telefonistu	telefonistima
instrumental	telefonistom	telefonistima

References

• “telefonist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024