фон

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fon]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fond.

Noun

фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фоны́, genitive plural фоно́в, relational adjective фо́новый)

  1. background, backdrop
    Synonym: за́дний план (zádnij plan)
    на фо́не после́дних собы́тий ― na fóne poslédnix sobýtij ― against the backdrop of latest events
  2. (physics) background radiation
Declension
Declension of фон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative фо́н
fón		 фо́ны
fóny
genitive фо́на
fóna		 фо́нов
fónov
dative фо́ну
fónu		 фо́нам
fónam
accusative фо́н
fón		 фо́ны
fóny
instrumental фо́ном
fónom		 фо́нами
fónami
prepositional фо́не
fóne		 фо́нах
fónax
  • фони́ть (fonítʹ)
Descendants
  • → Armenian: ֆոն (fon)
  • → Ingrian: foona

Proper noun

фон • (fon) m anim or m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Fon people of Benin and Nigeria
  2. Fon language
Synonyms
  • джеджи (džedži), дагомеец (dagomejec)

Etymology 3

From Greek φωνή (foní, “voice, sound”).

Noun

фон • (fon) m inan (genitive фо́на, nominative plural фо́ны, genitive plural фо́нов)

  1. (physics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level)
Declension
Declension of фон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative фо́н
fón		 фо́ны
fóny
genitive фо́на
fóna		 фо́нов
fónov
dative фо́ну
fónu		 фо́нам
fónam
accusative фо́н
fón		 фо́ны
fóny
instrumental фо́ном
fónom		 фо́нами
fónami
prepositional фо́не
fóne		 фо́нах
fónax

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German von.

Particle

фон • (fon)

  1. von (particle used in certain German names indicating a noble, aristocratic origin)
    Ге́рберт фон Ка́раян ― Gérbert fon Kárajan ― Herbert von Karajan
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