phonème

See also: Phoneme and phoneme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, literally “sound made”, “utterance”; “thing spoken”, “speech”, “language”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ.nɛm/
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Noun

phonème m (plural phonèmes)

  1. (linguistics) phoneme

Descendants

  • → Dutch: foneem
    • → Indonesian: fonem
  • → German: Phonem
  • Greek: φώνημα n (fónima, “phoneme”)

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