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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French fond.
Noun
фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фоны́, genitive plural фоно́в, relational adjective фо́новый)
- background, backdrop
- Synonyms: за́дний план (zádnij plan), за́дник (zádnik)
- на фо́не после́дних собы́тий ― na fóne poslédnix sobýtij ― against the backdrop of latest events
- (physics) background radiation
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
Proper noun
фон • (fon) m anim or m inan (indeclinable)
- Fon people of Benin and Nigeria
- Fon language
Synonyms
Etymology 3
From Greek φωνή (foní, “voice, sound”).
Noun
фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фо́ны, genitive plural фо́нов)
- (physics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level)
Declension
Etymology 4
Borrowed from German von.
Particle
фон • (fon)
- von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)
- Ге́рберт фон Ка́раян ― Gérbert fon Kárajan ― Herbert von Karajan