фон
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"
Russian
Alternative forms
- фонъ (fon) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фоны́, genitive plural фоно́в, relational adjective фо́новый)
- background, backdrop
- Synonym: за́дний план (zádnij plan)
- на фо́не после́дних собы́тий ― na fóne poslédnix sobýtij ― against the backdrop of latest events
Declension
Related terms
- фони́ть (fonítʹ)
Descendants
- → Armenian: ֆոն (fon)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
фон • (fon) m anim or m inan (indeclinable)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
From Greek φωνή (foní, “voice, sound”).
Noun
фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фо́ны, genitive plural фо́нов)
Declension
Etymology 4
Particle
фон • (fon)
- von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)
- Ге́рберт фон Ка́раян ― Gérbert fon Kárajan ― Herbert von Karajan
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