τηλέφωνο
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from English telephone or French téléphone, ultimately coined from Greek elements; by surface analysis, τηλε- (tile-) + φωνή (foní) + -ον (-on).[1]
Noun
τηλέφωνο • (tiléfono) n (plural τηλέφωνα)
Declension
Declension of τηλέφωνο
Derived terms
- θυροτηλέφωνο n (thyrotiléfono)
- καρτοτηλέφωνο n (kartotiléfono)
- ραδιοτηλέφωνο n (radiotiléfono)
Related terms
- τηλεφωνώ (tilefonó, “to telephone”)
- τηλεφώνημα n (tilefónima, “telephone call”)
- τηλεφωνητής m (tilefonitís, “telephonist, telegraphist”)
- τηλεφωνήτρια m (tilefonítria, “telephonist, telegraphist”)
References
- ^ τηλέφωνο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
τηλέφωνο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
