Dictionary

phono- en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoʊnə-/ stress on first syllable; e.g., phonograph
• /fəˈnɒ-/ stress on second syllable; e.g., phonology
• /ˈfoʊnoʊ-/ stress on first syllable; e.g., phonograph
• /ˌfoʊnoʊ-/ stress on third syllable; e.g., phonocentric
• /ˌfoʊnə-/ stress on third syllable; e.g., phonocentric

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). The word φωνή primarily referred to articulated human or animal sounds. This is in contrast to ἠχή -- from which echo is derived -- which referred to sounds in general.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Relating to sound
   • phonograph

Relateds

-phone · phone

Translations (17)

ru фоно- (relating to sound) · fr phono- (relating to sound) · gl fono- (relating to sound) · es fono- (relating to sound) · nl fono- (relating to sound) · ro fono- (relating to sound) · pl fono- (relating to sound) · ca fono- (relating to sound) · ms fono- (relating to sound) · sh fono- (relating to sound) · mk фоно- (relating to sound) · nn fono- (relating to sound) · pt fono- (relating to sound) · nb fono- (relating to sound) · de phono- (relating to sound) · sh фоно- (relating to sound) · it fono- (relating to sound)