aphone

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄφωνος (áphōnos). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -phone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fon/

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Adjective

aphone (plural aphones)

1. voiceless, aphonic

Further reading

• “aphone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.