heypolyglot
Italian

telefonico

/te.leˈfɔ.ni.ko/adjectiveA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,399

Meaning

phone, telephone

  • relating to telephones or phone communication

In a sentence

Mi puoi dare il tuo numero telefonico?

Can you give me your phone number?

Ho ricevuto una chiamata telefonica molto importante stamattina.

I received a very important phone call this morning.

La linea telefonica non funziona bene oggi.

The phone line isn't working well today.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
telefonicomasculine · singular
telefonicafeminine · singular
telefonicimasculine · plural
telefonichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Masculine plural is 'telefonici' (not '-chi'), as is usual for adjectives in '-ico' stressed on the third-last syllable; feminine plural 'telefoniche'.
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