Facebook

See also: facebook

English

Logos of Facebook

Alternative forms

Etymology

From facebook.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) enPR: fāsʹ-bo͝ok, IPA(key): /ˈfeɪs.bʊk/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Facebook

  1. (trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or "friends", exchange messages, and post updates.

Synonyms

  • FB (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Facebook (plural Facebooks)

  1. A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook.
    • 2015 March 27, “To the Well-Intentioned but Ignorant Parents of Teenagers.”, Kayla Nicole's Blog, at cutestpkever.wordpress.com:
      You might have a Facebook. So do I. And so does my mom and my grandma and all of her friends. But you know who doesn’t have a Facebook? Your kid’s friends.
    • 2021 July 28, Ruby Speechley, The Face At The Window: A gripping, twisty thriller you won't be able to put down, Hera books Ltd, →ISBN, OCLC 1262572006:
      'An intimate photo has been posted on your cloned Facebook page,' says Greg. 'What, of me in the nuddy?' Nick snorts a note of laughter. 'No, of you and a woman.' 'What woman? Show me,' he says holding his hand out.

Verb

Facebook (third-person singular simple present Facebooks, present participle Facebooking, simple past and past participle Facebooked)

  1. (intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.
  2. (transitive) To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.
    Facebook me the details later.

Translations

See also


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Proper noun

Facebook

  1. Facebook

See also


Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feːsbuk/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Facebook n

  1. Facebook

Finnish

Etymology

From English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfei̯sbuːk/, [ˈfe̞i̯s̠buːk]

Proper noun

Facebook

  1. Facebook

Declension

Inflection of Facebook (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Facebook
genitive Facebookin
partitive Facebookia
illative Facebookiin
singular plural
nominative Facebook
accusative nom. Facebook
gen. Facebookin
genitive Facebookin
partitive Facebookia
inessive Facebookissa
elative Facebookista
illative Facebookiin
adessive Facebookilla
ablative Facebookilta
allative Facebookille
essive Facebookina
translative Facebookiksi
instructive
abessive Facebookitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Facebook (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Facebookini Facebookimme
2nd person Facebookisi Facebookinne
3rd person Facebookinsa

Synonyms


French

Pronunciation

  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /fɛjs.buk/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /feɪs.bʊk/

Proper noun

Facebook ?

  1. Facebook

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɪ̯s.bʊk/, /ˈfeːs-/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Face‧book

Proper noun

Facebook n (proper noun, strong, genitive Facebooks)

  1. Facebook

Usage notes

  • Facebook is not normally used with an article; when one is used, it is the neuter article (see citations).

Declension

References


Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛj.zbuk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjzbuk
  • Syllabification: Face‧book

Proper noun

Facebook m inan

  1. Facebook

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun
  • facebookowicz

Further reading

  • Facebook in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Facebook in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fejsˈbuk(i)/, /fej.siˈbuk(i)/

Proper noun

Facebook m

  1. Facebook (a social-networking website)
    Synonym: Face

Spanish

Etymology

From English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feisˈbuk/ [fei̯zˈβ̞uk]
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Facebook m

  1. Facebook (a social-networking website)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːsbʊk/, [ˈfeːspʊkʰ]

Proper noun

Facebook m (not mutable)

  1. Facebook
    Synonym: Gweplyfr
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