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telefon.

a phone, a telephone

7 characters3 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛlɛˈfoːn/Sweden/teleˈfuːn/Finland/tɛlɛˈfuːn/Sweden, dialectal

  1. a phone, a telephone

    common-gender
    ringa någon med en telefon

  2. a phone, a telephone a cell phone, a mobile phone

    common-gender
    Har du sett min telefon?
    Har du kollat telefonen idag?

  3. phone, telephone (as a communication medium)

    common-gender
    att svara i telefon
    Hon svarar inte i telefon

  4. short for telefonsamtal (“phone call”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · common-gender
    Du har telefon
Where this word comes from

tele- + -fon

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.