fonem

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See also: Fonem, fónem, and foném

Catalan

Verb

fonem

  1. first-person plural present indicative of fondre

Danish

Pronunciation

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Noun

fonem n (singular definite fonemet, plural indefinite fonemer)

  1. (linguistics) phoneme

Declension

Further reading

Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch foneem,[1] from French phonème, from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, literally sound made”, “utterance”; “thing spoken”, “speech”, “language).

Pronunciation

Noun

fonem (plural fonem-fonem, first-person possessive fonemku, second-person possessive fonemmu, third-person possessive fonemnya)

  1. (linguistics) phoneme

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Noun

fonem m inan

  1. (phonology) phoneme

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French phonème, ultimately from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔnɛm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛm
  • Syllabification: fo‧nem

Noun

fonem m inan

  1. (phonetics, phonology) phoneme

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • fonem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fonem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French phonème.

Pronunciation

Noun

fonem n (plural foneme)

  1. phoneme

Declension

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

fònēm m (Cyrillic spelling фо̀не̄м)

  1. phoneme
    Synonym: fonéma

Declension

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fonem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔnɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛm
  • Hyphenation: fo‧nem
  • Syllabification: fo‧nem

Noun

fonem m inan (related adjective fonemowy)

  1. (linguistics) phoneme (smallest unit of the phonological system of a language, with distinctive value)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives

References