ringtone

== English == === Alternative forms === ring tone, ring-tone === Etymology === From ring +‎ tone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋˌtəʊn/, [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʊ̯n] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋˌtoʊn/, [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoʊ̯n] ~ [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʊ̯n] (monophthongization) IPA(key): [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoːn] (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋˌtəʉ̯n/, [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰəʉ̯n] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹəŋˌtɐʉn/, [ˈɹəŋˌtʰɐʉ̯n] (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋˌton/, [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰon] (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋˌtoːn/, [ˈɹɪŋˌtʰoːn] === Noun === ringtone (plural ringtones) The sound made by a telephone when ringing. A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ringtone (third-person singular simple present ringtones, present participle ringtoning, simple past and past participle ringtoned) (ambitransitive) Of a telephone: to play a ringtone. === Anagrams === retoning, Notinger, integron, nitrogen == Dutch == === Alternative forms === ringtoon (unofficial) === Etymology === Borrowed from English ringtone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɪŋ.toːn/ Hyphenation: ring‧tone === Noun === ringtone m (plural ringtones, no diminutive) ringtone (sound made by a ringing telephone) Synonym: beltoon == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ringtone. === Noun === ringtone m (plural ringtones) ringtone (sound made by a telephone when ringing) Synonym: toque == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ringtone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rinˈton/ [rĩn̪ˈt̪õn] Rhymes: -on === Noun === ringtone m (plural ringtones) ringtone ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.