fone

See also: föne and Föne

English

Etymology 1

Noun

fone

1. (obsolete) plural of foe
   • 1600, Tasso, translated by Edward Fairfax, Jerusalem Delivered:

     Despair made some run headlong gainst their fone...

Etymology 2

Noun

fone (plural fones)

1. (nonstandard, informal) phone

See also

• freephone

Anagrams

• of'en

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfone/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: fo‧ne

Adverb

fone

1. in the background
2. fully

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

fone

1. alternative form of fonne

Etymology 2

Noun

fone

1. alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English phone.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ni/

• (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)

1. earphone, earpiece

   Synonyms: (Portugal) auricular, (Brazil) fone de ouvido

2. (in the plural) headphones, headset

   Synonyms: (Portugal) auscultadores, (Brazil) fones de cabeça

Related terms

• altifalantes
• colunas

Further reading

• “fone”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fone”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025