φωνή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂neh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (to speak), from which comes φημί (phēmí, to say, speak).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φωνή (phōnḗ) f (genitive φωνῆς); first declension

  1. sound
  2. Usually of the human voice: voice cry, yell
  3. The voice or cry of animals
  4. Any articulate sound (especially vowels)
  5. speech, discourse
  6. language

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈni/
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

φωνή (foní) f (plural φωνές)

  1. voice, sound
  2. (music) voice, note
  3. (grammar, linguistics) voice
    ενεργητική φωνήenergitikí foníactive voice
    παθητική φωνήpathitikí fonípassive voice
    μέση φωνήmési fonímiddle voice
    μεσοπαθητική φωνήmesopathitikí fonímediopassive voice

Declension

Derived terms

  • φωνήεν n (foníen, vowel)
  • φωνηεντικός (fonientikós, vowel related) (adjective)
  • φωνηεντισμός m (fonientismós, vocalisation)
  • φωνηεντόληκτος (fonientóliktos, thematic) (adjective)
  • φώνημα n (fónima, phoneme)
  • φωνητική f (fonitikí, phonetics)
  • φωνητικό αλφάβητο n (fonitikó alfávito, phonetic alphabet)
  • φωνογράφος m (fonográfos, phonograph)
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