phono-

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English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (stress on first syllable; e.g., phonograph) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊnə-/, /ˈfoʊnoʊ-/
  • (stress on second syllable; e.g., phonology) IPA(key): /fəˈnɒ-/
  • (stress on third syllable; e.g., phonocentric) IPA(key): /ˌfoʊnə-/, /ˌfoʊnoʊ-/
  • Hyphenation: pho‧no-

Prefix

phono-

  1. Relating to sound
    phonograph

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

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Prefix

phono-

  1. phono-

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