-phone

See also: phone, phoné, and 'phone

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂neh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), related to fame.

Suffix

-phone

  1. A type of sound.
    allophone; homophone
  2. A device that makes a sound.
    aerophone; saxophone
  3. A device related to the telephone.
    textphone
  4. A speaker of a certain language.
    Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone

Derived terms
  • motodynamophone
type of sound
speaker of a specific language
a sound-transmitting device
other derived terms
  • tisiphone

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”)

Suffix

-phone

  1. speaker of a specific language
  2. something that makes a sound e.g. saxophone

Derived terms
speaker of a specific language
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