fonema

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fuˈnɛ.mə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [foˈne.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [foˈne.ma] === Noun === fonema m (plural fonemes) (phonetics) phoneme ==== Derived terms ==== -ema fonemàtic === Further reading === “fonema”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fonema”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fonema” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fonema” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈnɛma/ [foˈnɛ̃.mɐ] Rhymes: -ɛma IPA(key): /foˈnema/ [foˈnẽ.mɐ] Rhymes: -ema Hyphenation: fo‧ne‧ma === Noun === fonema m (plural fonemas) phoneme === Further reading === “fonema”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈnɛ.ma/ Rhymes: -ɛma Hyphenation: fo‧nè‧ma === Noun === fonema m (plural fonemi) (linguistics) phoneme ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === fonema in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek φώνημᾰ (phṓnēmă). Compare Latvian fonēma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [foː.nʲɛˈmaː] Rhymes: -aː Hyphenation: fo‧ne‧ma === Noun === fonemà f (plural fonèmos) stress pattern 1 (phonology) phoneme ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fonema”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “fonema”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d. “fonema”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 == Lower Sorbian == === Noun === fonema inflection of fonem: genitive singular nominative dual accusative dual == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -emɐ Hyphenation: fo‧ne‧ma === Noun === fonema m (plural fonemas) (linguistics) phoneme (contrastive indivisible unit) Antonym: fone ==== Related terms ==== fonémico / fonêmico === Further reading === “fonema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fonema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈnema/ [foˈne.ma] Rhymes: -ema Syllabification: fo‧ne‧ma === Noun === fonema m (plural fonemas) (phonetics) phoneme ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “fonema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025