"-phony" meaning in English

See -phony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-fəni/
Etymology: From French -phonie, from Old French -phonie, and its etymon Classical Latin ‑phōnia, from Ancient Greek ‑φωνία (‑phōnía). By surface analysis, -phone + -y. Doublet of -phonia. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{bor|en|fr|-phonie}} French -phonie, {{der|en|fro|-phonie}} Old French -phonie, {{bor|en|la-cla|‑phōnia}} Classical Latin ‑phōnia, {{der|en|grc|‑φωνία}} Ancient Greek ‑φωνία (‑phōnía), {{surf|en|-phone|-y}} By surface analysis, -phone + -y, {{doublet|en|-phonia}} Doublet of -phonia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -phony, {{en-suffix}} -phony
  1. Forms nouns related to:
    sound or its production
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phony-en-suffix-RSJSbqZj
  2. Forms nouns related to:
    musical structure
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phony-en-suffix-z1AVDRSE
  3. Forms nouns related to:
    language sounds and languages
    Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): -fonie [feminine] (Dutch), -fónia (Hungarian), -fonia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en--phony-en-suffix-TErq4gLO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phone, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 68 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 15 15 39 15 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 15 39 15 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 14 43 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 13 48 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 48 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 61 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 12 51 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 13 48 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 13 48 13 13 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 16 16 38 16 16
  4. Forms nouns related to:
    medical auscultation
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phony-en-suffix-9Z0cgFoi
  5. Forms nouns related to:
    voice (Alternative form of -phonia)
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phony-en-suffix-wmJFU3fW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -phonic

Alternative forms

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