grammofoon

Dutch

Etymology

From Gramophone (“a trademark”), coined by Emile Berliner after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) and φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: gram‧mo‧foon

Noun

grammofoon m (plural grammofonen or grammofoons, diminutive grammofoontje n)

1. gramophone, record player

Synonyms

• draaitafel
• pick-up
• platenspeler

Derived terms

• grammofoonplaat

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: gramampung