iPhone
English
Etymology
From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.
Pronunciation
Noun
iPhone (plural iPhones)
- (trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
- His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday.
- Synonym: (humorous) Jesus phone
- Hypernym: smartphone
- 2012, “Best iPhone 5 concept photos”, in CNet:
- This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone.
- 2020 July 9, Jacob Krol, “Here’s how to get the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public beta”, in CNN[2]:
- Apple is rolling out the public beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on Thursday. We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad.
- 2023 September 19, Yessenia Funes, quoting Robert D. Bullard, “The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity”, in Scientific American[3]:
- “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”
- (by extension) Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
device
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See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aai1 fung1
- Yale: āai fūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: aai1 fung1
- Guangdong Romanization: ai1 fung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aːi̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
iPhone
- iPhone (the Apple iPhone)
- iPhone (a smartphone)
Danish
Etymology
Noun
iPhone c (singular definite iPhonen, plural indefinite iPhones)[1]
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | iPhone | iPhonen | iPhones | iPhonesene |
| genitive | iPhones | iPhonens | iPhones' | iPhonesenes |
References
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aj.fɔn/, /i.fɔn/
Audio: (file)
Noun
iPhone m (plural iPhones)
- iPhone (the Apple iPhone)
- iPhone (any smartphone)
- Synonyms: smartphone, ordiphone
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯foːn/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
iPhone n (proper noun, strong, genitive iPhones)
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaːjfoːn]
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
iPhone (plural iPhone-ok)
- (trademark) iPhone (a smartphone of a series produced by Apple)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iPhone | iPhone-ok |
| accusative | iPhone-t | iPhone-okat |
| dative | iPhone-nak | iPhone-oknak |
| instrumental | iPhone-nal | iPhone-okkal |
| causal-final | iPhone-ért | iPhone-okért |
| translative | iPhone-ná | iPhone-okká |
| terminative | iPhone-ig | iPhone-okig |
| essive-formal | iPhone-ként | iPhone-okként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | iPhone-ban | iPhone-okban |
| superessive | iPhone-on | iPhone-okon |
| adessive | iPhone-nál | iPhone-oknál |
| illative | iPhone-ba | iPhone-okba |
| sublative | iPhone-ra | iPhone-okra |
| allative | iPhone-hoz | iPhone-okhoz |
| elative | iPhone-ból | iPhone-okból |
| delative | iPhone-ról | iPhone-okról |
| ablative | iPhone-tól | iPhone-októl |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
iPhone-é | iPhone-oké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
iPhone-éi | iPhone-okéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | iPhone-om | iPhone-jaim |
| 2nd person sing. | iPhone-od | iPhone-jaid |
| 3rd person sing. | iPhone-ja | iPhone-jai |
| 1st person plural | iPhone-unk | iPhone-jaink |
| 2nd person plural | iPhone-otok | iPhone-jaitok |
| 3rd person plural | iPhone-juk | iPhone-jaik |
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English iPhone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaj.fɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ajfɔn
- Syllabification: i‧Phone
Noun
iPhone m animal
- iPhone (smartphone of a series produced by Apple Inc., which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device)
Declension
Declension of iPhone
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iPhone | iPhone'y |
| genitive | iPhone'a | iPhone'ów |
| dative | iPhone'owi | iPhone'om |
| accusative | iPhone'a | iPhone'y |
| instrumental | iPhone'em | iPhone'ami |
| locative | iPhonie | iPhone'ach |
| vocative | iPhonie | iPhone'y |
Further reading
- iPhone in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
iPhone m (plural iPhones)
- iPhone (smartphone produced by Apple Inc.)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English iPhone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aiˈfon/ [ai̯ˈfõn]
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
iPhone m (plural iPhones)