aphone

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄφωνος (áphōnos). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -phone.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.fon/
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Adjective

aphone (plural aphones)

voiceless, aphonic

Further reading

“aphone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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