-phonic

See also: phonic

English

Etymology

Partly from -phone +‎ -ic, and partly from -phony +‎ -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).[1] Attested from the 19th century.

Suffix

-phonic

  1. Forms adjectives relating to sound.
    Synonym: -phonous

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -phonic
actinophonic
ambiophonic
autophonic
biophonic
cacophonic
chromophonic
duophonic
Francophonic
graphophonic
hexaphonic
holophonics
ideophonic
monophonic
orthophonic
pentaphonic
polyphonic
quadraphonic
radiophonic
Sinophonic
stentorophonic
stereophonic
tetraphonic
thermophonic
triphonic
tympanophonic

References

  1. ^ “-phonic, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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