τηλέφωνο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English telephone or French téléphone, ultimately coined from Greek elements; by surface analysis, τηλε- (tile-) +‎ φωνή (foní) +‎ -ον (-on).[1]

Noun

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τηλέφωνο (tiléfonon (plural τηλέφωνα)

  1. (communication) telephone, phone
  2. telephone number

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ τηλέφωνο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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