phonema in Latin

IPA: [pʰoːˈneː.ma] [Classical-Latin], [foˈnɛː.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek φώνημᾰ (phṓnēmă, “sound”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|la|grc|φώνημᾰ||sound|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek φώνημᾰ (phṓnēmă, “sound”), {{der+|la|grc|φώνημᾰ||sound|nocap=1}} derived from Ancient Greek φώνημᾰ (phṓnēmă, “sound”) Head templates: {{la-noun|phōnēma<3>|g=f}} phōnēma f (genitive phōnēmatis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|phōnēma<3>}} Forms: phōnēma [canonical, feminine], phōnēmatis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], phōnēma [nominative, singular], phōnēmata [nominative, plural], phōnēmatis [genitive, singular], phōnēmatum [genitive, plural], phōnēmatī [dative, singular], phōnēmatibus [dative, plural], phōnēma [accusative, singular], phōnēmata [accusative, plural], phōnēmate [ablative, singular], phōnēmatibus [ablative, plural], phōnēma [singular, vocative], phōnēmata [plural, vocative]

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"phonema" meaning in Latin

Noun