-phonic
See also: phonic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partly from -phone + -ic, and partly from -phony + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).[1] Attested from the 19th century.
Suffix
[edit]-phonic
- Forms adjectives relating to sound.
- Synonym: -phonous
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “-phonic, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
