фон

See also: Фон and Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɔn]
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fond.

Noun

фон • (fon) m

1. background color, base color
2. (figuratively) environment, background

Etymology 2

Internationalism; compare English phon, French phone, German Phon, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Noun

фон • (fon) m

1. (acoustics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level for tones and complex sounds)

Declension

Declension of фон

	singular	plural
indefinite	фон fon	фо́нове fónove
definite (subject form)	фо́нът fónǎt	фо́новете fónovete
definite (object form)	фо́на fóna
count form	—	фо́на fóna

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German von.

Particle

фон • (fon)

1. von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)

   Ото фон Бисмарк ― Oto fon Bismark ― Otto von Bismarck

References

• “фон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “фон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɔn]
• Hyphenation: фон

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

фон • (fon) m

1. background color, base color
2. (figuratively) environment, background
3. background noise

Declension

Declension of фон

	singular	plural
indefinite	фон (fon)	фонови (fonovi)
definite unspecified	фонот (fonot)	фоновите (fonovite)
definite proximal	фонов (fonov)	фоновиве (fonovive)
definite distal	фонон (fonon)	фоновине (fonovine)
vocative	фону (fonu)	фонови (fonovi)
count form	—	фона (fona)

Etymology 2

From Greek φωνή (foní, “voice, sound”).

Noun

фон • (fon) m

1. (physics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level)

Declension

Declension of фон

	singular	plural
indefinite	фон (fon)	фонови (fonovi)
definite unspecified	фонот (fonot)	фоновите (fonovite)
definite proximal	фонов (fonov)	фоновиве (fonovive)
definite distal	фонон (fonon)	фоновине (fonovine)
vocative	фону (fonu)	фонови (fonovi)
count form	—	фона (fona)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German von.

Particle

фон • (fon)

1. von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)

   Ото фон Бизмарк ― Oto fon Bizmark ― Otto von Bismarck

References

• “фон” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• фонъ (fon) — pre-1918 spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fon]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fond via German Fond. Further from Latin fundus (whence also фунда́мент (fundáment)). Doublet of фонд (fond).

Noun

фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фоны́, genitive plural фоно́в, relational adjective фо́новый)

1. background, backdrop

   Synonyms: за́дний план (zádnij plan), за́дник (zádnik)

   на фо́не после́дних собы́тий ― na fóne poslédnix sobýtij ― against the backdrop of latest events

2. (physics) background radiation

Declension

Declension of фон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	фо́н fón	фо́ны fóny
genitive	фо́на fóna	фо́нов fónov
dative	фо́ну fónu	фо́нам fónam
accusative	фо́н fón	фо́ны fóny
instrumental	фо́ном fónom	фо́нами fónami
prepositional	фо́не fóne	фо́нах fónax

Derived terms

• фони́ть impf (fonítʹ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: ֆոն (fon)
• → Esperanto: fono
• → Ingrian: foona

Etymology 2

Proper noun

фон • (fon) m anim or m inan (indeclinable)

1. Fon people of Benin and Nigeria
2. Fon language

Synonyms

• джеджи (džedži), дагомеец (dagomejec)

Etymology 3

From Greek φωνή (foní, “voice, sound”).

Noun

фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фо́ны, genitive plural фо́нов)

1. (physics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level)

Declension

Declension of фон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	фо́н fón	фо́ны fóny
genitive	фо́на fóna	фо́нов fónov
dative	фо́ну fónu	фо́нам fónam
accusative	фо́н fón	фо́ны fóny
instrumental	фо́ном fónom	фо́нами fónami
prepositional	фо́не fóne	фо́нах fónax

Related terms

• фоно- (fono-), -фон (-fon)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German von.

Particle

фон • (fon)

1. von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)

   Ге́рберт фон Ка́раян ― Gérbert fon Kárajan ― Herbert von Karajan

Derived terms

• фон-баро́н m anim (fon-barón)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “фон”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.