telefoon
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch telefoon, from French téléphone.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefoon (plural telefone or telefoons)
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French téléphone, equivalent to: tele- + -foon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
telefoon m (plural telefoons or telefonen, diminutive telefoontje n)
- telephone (device)
- telephone call
Usage notes[edit]
The 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[edit]
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- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
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- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
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- 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
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- Dutch masculine nouns