telefon
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English telephone or French téléphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Noun[edit]
telefon m (plural telefona, definite telefoni, definite plural telefonat)
Declension[edit]
indefinite | definite | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | telefon | telefona | telefoni | telefonat |
accusative | telefonin | |||
dative | telefoni | telefonave | telefonit | telefonavet |
ablative | telefonash |
Derived terms[edit]
Azerbaijani[edit]
Cyrillic | телефон | |
---|---|---|
Perso-Arabic | تئلئفوْن |
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism; from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon (definite accusative telefonu, plural telefonlar)
- telephone
- telefon nömrəsi ― phone number
- cib telefonu ― mobile phone (literally, “pocket phone”)
- telefon vasitəsi ilə ödəmək ― to pay by phone
- telefon vasitəsi ilə əlaqə saxlamaq ― to contact by phone
- telefon yükləyicisi ― phone charger
Declension[edit]
Declension of telefon | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | telefon |
telefonlar | ||||||
definite accusative | telefonu |
telefonları | ||||||
dative | telefona |
telefonlara | ||||||
locative | telefonda |
telefonlarda | ||||||
ablative | telefondan |
telefonlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | telefonun |
telefonların |
Chamorro[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon m inan
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- See fón
Further reading[edit]
- telefon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- telefon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- telefon in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon c (singular definite telefonen, plural indefinite telefoner)
- telephone (an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people)
- phone number, telephone number (digits assigned to a telephone), abbreviated tlf.
- call, phone call, telephone call
Inflection[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | telefon | telefonen | telefoner | telefonerne |
genitive | telefons | telefonens | telefoners | telefonernes |
Synonyms[edit]
- (device): (slang) knogle
- (phone number): telefonnummer
Derived terms[edit]
- telefonere (“to telephone”)
- telefonisk (“telephonic, by telephone”)
- telefonist (“telephonist”)
- (jocular) telefonitis (“telephonitis”)
See also[edit]
telefon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]
telefon (genitive telefoni, partitive telefoni)
- telephone (an electronic device used for two-way talking with other people)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | telefon | telefonid |
accusative | telefoni | telefonid |
genitive | telefoni | telefonide |
partitive | telefoni | telefone telefonisid |
illative | telefoni telefonisse |
telefonidesse telefonesse |
inessive | telefonis | telefonides telefones |
elative | telefonist | telefonidest telefonest |
allative | telefonile | telefonidele telefonele |
adessive | telefonil | telefonidel telefonel |
ablative | telefonilt | telefonidelt telefonelt |
translative | telefoniks | telefonideks telefoneks |
terminative | telefonini | telefonideni |
essive | telefonina | telefonidena |
abessive | telefonita | telefonideta |
comitative | telefoniga | telefonidega |
Derived terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon f (genitive singular telefonar, plural telefonir)
Declension[edit]
Declension of telefon | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | telefon | telefonin | telefonir | telefonirnar |
accusative | telefon | telefonina | telefonir | telefonirnar |
dative | telefon | telefonini | telefonum | telefonunum |
genitive | telefonar | telefonarinnar | telefona | telefonanna |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- fartelefon (mobile phone)
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Telephon.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon (plural telefonok)
- telephone
- Synonym: (dated, practically archaic) távbeszélő
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | telefon | telefonok |
accusative | telefont | telefonokat |
dative | telefonnak | telefonoknak |
instrumental | telefonnal | telefonokkal |
causal-final | telefonért | telefonokért |
translative | telefonná | telefonokká |
terminative | telefonig | telefonokig |
essive-formal | telefonként | telefonokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | telefonban | telefonokban |
superessive | telefonon | telefonokon |
adessive | telefonnál | telefonoknál |
illative | telefonba | telefonokba |
sublative | telefonra | telefonokra |
allative | telefonhoz | telefonokhoz |
elative | telefonból | telefonokból |
delative | telefonról | telefonokról |
ablative | telefontól | telefonoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
telefoné | telefonoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
telefonéi | telefonokéi |
Possessive forms of telefon | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | telefonom | telefonjaim |
2nd person sing. | telefonod | telefonjaid |
3rd person sing. | telefonja | telefonjai |
1st person plural | telefonunk | telefonjaink |
2nd person plural | telefonotok | telefonjaitok |
3rd person plural | telefonjuk | telefonjaik |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- telefon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch telefoon (“telephone”), from French téléphone (“telephone”). Doublet of telepon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
téléfon (first-person possessive telefonku, second-person possessive telefonmu, third-person possessive telefonnya)
- Alternative spelling of telepon
Further reading[edit]
- “telefon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Karelian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian телефо́н (telefón).
Noun[edit]
telefon
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English telephone or Dutch telefoon.[1]
Noun[edit]
telefon
Alternative forms[edit]
- telepon (Indonesia)
Derived terms[edit]
- telefon bimbit
- telefon pintar, telefon bijak (Singapore)
- telefon tangan (Kelantan)
References[edit]
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon m (definite singular telefonen, indefinite plural telefoner, definite plural telefonene)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “telefon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon m (definite singular telefonen, indefinite plural telefonar, definite plural telefonane)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “telefon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French téléphone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon m inan
- telephone
- telephone call
- telephone number
- mobile phone
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | telefon | telefony |
genitive | telefonu | telefonów |
dative | telefonowi | telefonom |
accusative | telefon | telefony |
instrumental | telefonem | telefonami |
locative | telefonie | telefonach |
vocative | telefonie | telefony |
Derived terms[edit]
- telefonować impf, zatelefonować pf
Further reading[edit]
- telefon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- telefon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French téléphone, German Telephon. Equivalent to tele- + -fon.
Noun[edit]
telefon n (plural telefoane)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) telefon | telefonul | (niște) telefoane | telefoanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) telefon | telefonului | (unor) telefoane | telefoanelor |
vocative | telefonule | telefoanelor |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Romanian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Romansch[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon m (plural telefons)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telèfōn m (Cyrillic spelling телѐфо̄н)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | telefon | telefoni |
genitive | telefona | telefona |
dative | telefonu | telefonima |
accusative | telefon | telefone |
vocative | telefone | telefoni |
locative | telefonu | telefonima |
instrumental | telefonom | telefonima |
Derived terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /tɛlɛˈfoːn/
Audio (file)
- (Finland) IPA(key): /teleˈfuːn/
- (Sweden, dialectal) IPA(key): /tɛlɛˈfuːn/
Noun[edit]
telefon c
Declension[edit]
Declension of telefon | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | telefon | telefonen | telefoner | telefonerna |
Genitive | telefons | telefonens | telefoners | telefonernas |
Derived terms[edit]
Ternate[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish تلفون (telefon), from French téléphone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon (definite accusative telefonu, plural telefonlar)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- telefon in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “تلفون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 399
Turkmen[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefon (definite accusative telefony, plural telefonlar)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | telefon | telefonlar |
accusative | telefony | telefonlary |
genitive | telefonuň | telefonlaryň |
dative | telefona | telefonlara |
locative | telefonda | telefonlarda |
ablative | telefondan | telefonlardan |
Further reading[edit]
- Albanian terms borrowed from English
- Albanian terms derived from English
- Albanian terms borrowed from French
- Albanian terms derived from French
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- sq:Telephony
- Azerbaijani internationalisms
- Azerbaijani terms derived from French
- Azerbaijani terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Azerbaijani terms with IPA pronunciation
- Azerbaijani terms with audio links
- Azerbaijani lemmas
- Azerbaijani nouns
- Azerbaijani terms with usage examples
- az:Telephony
- Chamorro lemmas
- Chamorro nouns
- ch:Telephony
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech terms with audio links
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- Czech terms with collocations
- Czech terms with usage examples
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- cs:Telephony
- Danish terms prefixed with tele-
- Danish terms suffixed with -fon
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Telephony
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian seminar-type nominals
- et:Telephony
- Faroese terms borrowed from French
- Faroese terms derived from French
- Faroese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- fo:Telephony
- Hungarian terms borrowed from German
- Hungarian terms derived from German
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on/3 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Telephony
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from French
- Indonesian doublets
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- Karelian terms borrowed from Russian
- Karelian terms derived from Russian
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- krl:Telephony
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay terms derived from Dutch
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Telephony
- Maltese terms derived from English
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- mt:Telephony
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Telephony
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Telephony
- Polish terms borrowed from French
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛfɔn
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛfɔn/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- pl:Telephony
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms borrowed from German
- Romanian terms derived from German
- Romanian terms prefixed with tele-
- Romanian terms suffixed with -fon
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- ro:Telephony
- Romansch lemmas
- Romansch nouns
- Romansch masculine nouns
- rm:Telephony
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian colloquialisms
- sh:Telephony
- Swedish terms prefixed with tele-
- Swedish terms suffixed with -fon
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Telephony
- Ternate terms derived from Dutch
- Ternate terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ternate lemmas
- Ternate nouns
- tft:Telephony
- Tok Pisin terms inherited from English
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
- tpi:Telephony
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from French
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- tr:Telephony
- Turkmen lemmas
- Turkmen nouns
- tk:Telephony