-PHONE

I. noun combining form

Etymology: Greek -phōnos sounding, from phōnē

1. : sound

homo phone

— often in names of musical instruments and sound-transmitting devices

radio phone

xylo phone

2. : speaker of (a specified language)

Franco phone

II. adjective combining form

Etymology: French, from Greek -phōnos

: of or relating to a population that speaks (a specified language)

Franco phone