telephonum

Latin

Alternative forms

• tēlephōnium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [teː.ɫɛˈpʰoː.nũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪e.leˈfɔː.num]
• (Traditional English) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlɪˈfoʊ̯nəm/

Noun

tēlephōnum n (genitive tēlephōnī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin) telephone

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
genitive	tēlephōnī	tēlephōnōrum
dative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
accusative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
ablative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
vocative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna