alofon

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

alofon m inan

  1. allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)

Declension

Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French allophone.[1] By surface analysis, alo- +‎ -fon. First attested in 1948–1949.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlɔ.fɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔfɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧lo‧fon

Noun

alofon m inan

  1. (phonology) allophone
    alofon spółgłoskiallophone of a consonant
    jako alofonas an allophone

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alofon”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alofon”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

  • alofon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French allophone.

Noun

alofon n (plural alofone)

  1. allophone

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /âlofoːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧fon

Noun

ȁlofōn m (Cyrillic spelling а̏лофо̄н)

  1. allophone

Declension