geofon

See also: Geofon

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geban (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with Old Saxon geban, gevan (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.fon/, [ˈje͜o.von]

Noun

ġeofon n

  1. (poetic) ocean, sea
  2. (poetic) flood, deluge

Usage notes

  • Five appearances of this word in Beowulf have been hypothesized to be a proper noun rather than a common noun, referring to the same deity as the Norse Gefjon.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġeofon ġeofonu
accusative ġeofon ġeofonu
genitive ġeofones ġeofona
dative ġeofone ġeofonum

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French géophone. Equivalent to geo- +‎ -fon.

Noun

geofon n (plural geofoane)

  1. geophone

Declension

Declension of geofon
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative geofon geofonul geofoane geofoanele
genitive-dative geofon geofonului geofoane geofoanelor
vocative geofonule geofoanelor
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