fon

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *puna-. Cognates include Southern Mansi po̰n-, Erzya понамс (ponams) and Finnish punoa.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfon]
• Rhymes: -on

Verb

fon

1. (transitive) to spin (to make thread by twisting fibers)

   Gyapjút fontak. ― They were spinning (or they spun) wool.

2. (transitive) to weave

   kosarat fon ― to weave baskets

3. (transitive) to weave something (into something -ba/-be)

   Gyöngyöket font a hajába. ― She wove pearls in her hair.

4. (transitive) to braid, plait (to interweave three or more strands, strips)

   A haját copfba fonta. ― She plaited her hair. (literally, “She wove her hair into a plait.”)

5. (transitive) to twist (rope)
6. (transitive) to twine (arms)

References

Further reading

• fon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Etymology 1

From Dutch foon (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Etymology 2

From Dutch föhn (“foehn”), from German Föhn, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, from Latin Favōnius (“Favonius”), a Roman wind god.

Etymology 3

From English font, from Middle French fonte, feminine past participle of verb fondre (“to melt”).

Further reading

• “fon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Alternative forms

• phon

Etymology

Originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: fòn

Noun

fon m (invariable)

1. hairdryer, blowdryer

   Synonym: asciugacapelli

Pronunciation

• (Etymology 1 & 3) IPA^(key): [fon]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -on
• (Etymology 2) IPA^(key): [fɔn]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: fon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English phone, clipping of telephone.

Etymology 2

From English font, from Middle French fonte, feminine past participle of verb fondre (“to melt”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

See also

• -fon

Further reading

• “fon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Etymology 3

From Old English ġefān, plural of ġefāh; equivalent to fo +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Etymology

From earlier *fōhan [ˈfoː.xɑn], from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han. Cognate with Old Frisian fā, Old Saxon fahan, Old Dutch fān, Old High German fāhan, Old Norse fá, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːn/

Verb

fōn

1. to catch, capture; seize
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 21, verse 3

     Ðā cwæð Simon Petrus tō him, Ic wylle gān on fixað. Þā cwǣdon hī tō him, And wē wyllað gān mid þē. And hī ēodon ūt, and ēodon on scip, and ne fēngon nān þing on þǣre nihte.

     Then said Simon Peter to them. I want to go fishing. Then they said to him, and we want to go with you. And they went out and went in a ship, and caught nothing in the night.

   • c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hēr bēoþ oft fangene sēolas and hranas and mereswīn.

     Seals, whales and dolphins are often caught here.

2. (with tō) to take what is given, receive or accept what is offered
3. (with tō) to conquer, take over
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Æfter him feng his sunu tō Persea rīċe Xersis.

     After him his son Xerxes took over the Persian Empire.

   Hīe cwǣdon þæt hē wolde tō þǣre byrġ fōn.

   They said he would take over the city.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fanē (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó. Cognates include Old Saxon fan and Old Dutch fan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfon/

Preposition

fon

1. of

Alternative forms

• fana, fona

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *afanē, *fanē, *funē (“from”).

Preposition

fon

1. from

Alternative forms

• fond, fun, fund

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸon], [ɸonʲ], [ɸon͈], [ɸon͈ʲ]

The quality of the n depends on the initial sound of the following word.

Article

fon

1. Univerbation of fo (“under”) +‎ in (“the (accusative singular masculine/feminine; dative singular all genders)”)
   • c. 850-875, Turin Glosses and Scholia on St Mark, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 484–94, Tur. 110c

     Ba bés leusom do·bertis dá boc leu dochum tempuil, ⁊ no·léicthe indala n‑aí fon díthrub co pecad in popuil, ⁊ do·bertis maldachta foir, ⁊ n⟨o⟩·oircthe didiu and ó popul tar cenn a pecthae ind aile.

     It was a custom with them that two he-goats were brought by them to the temple, and one of the two of them was let go to the wilderness with the sin of the people, and curses were put upon him, and thereupon the other was slain there by the people for their sins.

Preposition

fon

1. Alternative form of fan

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English phon, French phone, German Phon, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: fon

Noun

fon m inan

1. (acoustics) phon (logarithmic unit of loudness level for tones and complex sounds)

Further reading

• fon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed from French phone.

Noun

fon m (plural foni)

1. phon

Etymology

From Old Frisian fon, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *fanē. Cognates include West Frisian fan and German von.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔn/
• Hyphenation: fon
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Preposition

fon (neuter or distal adverb deerfon, proximal adverb hierfon, interrogative adverb wierfon)

1. of
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:

     Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;

     While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

2. from
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:

     Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.

     She will bear a son; you shall give him the name Jesus; then he shall set his people free from its sins.

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “fon”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔn̪ˠ/
• Hyphenation: fon

Preposition

fon (+ dative)

1. Contraction of fo an.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “fo”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 307

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French fond.

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfon/ [ˈfõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fon

Noun

fon m (plural fones)

1. (Mexico, US, Philippines) phone

   Synonyms: teléfono, celular

Further reading

• “fon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Verb

fon

1. to beat, to thrash, to pummel
2. to mash, to puree

Etymology

From Middle High German von (“from”), from Old High German fon, fona (“from”). Cognate with German von.

Preposition

fon

1. from
2. of (belonging to)