Meanings
adjectiveallophonic (comparative more allophonic, superlative most allophonic)
comparative more allophonic · superlative most allophonic
- Of or pertaining to an allophone.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
- Englishallo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Englishallophone
- Englishallo-
- Englishallophonic
From allophone + -ic, or from allo- + -phonic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan al·lofònic
- al·lofònicpertaining to allophones
Esperanto alofona
- alofonapertaining to allophones
German allophonisch
- allophonischpertaining to allophones
Greek αλλοφωνικός
- αλλοφωνικός (allofonikós)pertaining to allophones
Polish alofoniczny
- alofonicznypertaining to allophones
Portuguese alofónico, alofônico
- alofónicopertaining to allophones
- alofônicopertaining to allophones
Spanish alofónico
- alofónicopertaining to allophones
Cite this entry
APA
allophonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonic
MLA
“allophonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allophonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonic.
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