telefoon
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch telefoon, from French téléphone.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittelefoon (plural telefone or telefoons)
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French téléphone, equivalent to: tele- + -foon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittelefoon m (plural telefoons or telefonen, diminutive telefoontje n)
- telephone (device)
- telephone call
Usage notes
editThe plural telefonen is proscribed but common since the invention of the telephone in the late 19th century.
Derived terms
edit- autotelefoon
- huistelefoon
- kindertelefoon
- mobiele telefoon
- radiotelefoon
- satelliettelefoon
- telefoneren
- telefoonaanbieder
- telefoonboek
- telefoonboom
- telefooncel
- telefooncentrale
- telefoongesprek
- telefoongids
- telefoonhoes
- telefoonhoorn
- telefoonlijn
- telefoonnummer
- telefoonprovider
- telefoonrekening
- telefoonseks
- telefoontoestel
- telefoonverbinding
Descendants
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from French
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms prefixed with tele-
- Dutch terms suffixed with -foon
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːn
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːn/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns