phonology

/fəˈnɒləˌdʒi/fuh-NO-luh-jee

/fəˈnɑləˌdʒi/fuh-NAH-luh-jee

Meaningthe study of sound

Common meaning: the study of a language's sound system

phonvoice, soundLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 877 · scan
loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

‘voice, sound’ + ‘a word, saying’ → phonology

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

phon — Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) “voice, sound” (dictionary form; path not traced)
log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) ‘voice, sound’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.

Did you know (Analogous, ecology, technology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Cacophony is bad…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry φωνή (phōnḗ), p. 877 · dictionary scan

Roots

λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
φωνή (phōnḗ) Ancient Greek “voice, sound”

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