phonème

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See also: Phoneme and phoneme

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɔ.nɛm/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

phonème m (plural phonèmes)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) phoneme (indivisible unit of sound in a given language)
    Coordinate term: phone

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: foneem
    • Indonesian: fonem
  • German: Phonem
  • Greek: φώνημα n (fónima, phoneme)

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