teileafón

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English telephone.

Noun

teileafón m (genitive singular teileafóin, nominative plural teileafóin)

  1. telephone
    Synonym: guthán

Declension

Derived terms

  • bosca teileafóin (telephone-box)
  • eolaí an teileafóin (telephone directory)
  • fón (phone)
  • giolla teileafóin (operator)
  • leabhar teileafóin (telephone book)
  • líne teileafóin f (telephone line)
  • malartán teileafóin (telephone exchange)
  • teileafón cárta (cardphone)
  • teileafón póca (cellphone)
  • teileafónach (telephonic, adjective)
  • teileafónaí (telephonist)
  • teileafónaíocht (telephony)
  • uimhir theileafóin (telephone number)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teileafón theileafón dteileafón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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