"telefono" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /teˈlɛ.fo.no/ Forms: telefoni [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛfono Etymology: From tele- + -fono, influenced by English telephone and French téléphone. Etymology templates: {{af|it|tele-|-fono}} tele- + -fono, {{cog|en|telephone}} English telephone, {{cog|fr|téléphone}} French téléphone Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} telefono m (plural telefoni)
  1. telephone, phone Tags: masculine Derived forms: elenco del telefono, numero di telefono, supplì al telefono, telefonare, telefonata, telefonia, telefonico, telefonino, telefonista, telefono pubblico
    Sense id: en-telefono-it-noun-x0EbY6OK Categories (other): Italian terms prefixed with tele-, Italian terms suffixed with -fono, Telephony Disambiguation of Telephony: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /teˈlɛ.fo.no/
Rhymes: -ɛfono Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} telefono
  1. first-person singular present indicative of telefonare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: telefonare
    Sense id: en-telefono-it-verb-M69xG5zK Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "numero di telefono"
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        },
        {
          "word": "telefonare"
        },
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