telephonum

Latin

Alternative forms

tēlephōnium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /teː.leˈpʰoː.num/, [t̪eːɫ̪ɛˈpʰoːnʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.leˈfo.num/, [t̪eleˈfɔːnum]
(Traditional English) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlɪˈfoʊ̯nəm/

Noun

tēlephōnum n (genitive tēlephōnī); second declension

(Contemporary Latin) telephone

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
Genitive	tēlephōnī	tēlephōnōrum
Dative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
Accusative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna
Ablative	tēlephōnō	tēlephōnīs
Vocative	tēlephōnum	tēlephōna

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