fone

See also: föne and Föne

English

Noun

fone

(obsolete) plural of foe
- 1600, Tasso, translated by Edward Fairfax, Jerusalem Delivered:
  Despair made some run headlong gainst their fone...

Noun

fone (plural fones)

(nonstandard, informal) phone

See also

freephone

Anagrams

of'en

Esperanto

Adverb

fone

in the background
fully

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

fone

Alternative form of fonne

Etymology 2

From Old English fana.

Noun

fone

Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English phone.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ne/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.nɨ/

Hyphenation: fo‧ne
Rhymes: -oni, -ɔnɨ

Noun

fone m (plural fones)

earphone, earpiece
Synonyms: (Portugal) auricular, (Brazil) fone de ouvido
(in the plural) headphones, headset
Synonyms: (Portugal) auscultadores, (Brazil) fones de cabeça

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