Facebook

See also: facebook

English

Logos of Facebook

Alternative forms

Etymology

From facebook.

Pronunciation

  • 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:
      '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 —
abessive Facebookitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Facebook (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Facebookini —
accusative nom. Facebookini —
gen. Facebookini
genitive Facebookini —
partitive Facebookiani —
inessive Facebookissani —
elative Facebookistani —
illative Facebookiini —
adessive Facebookillani —
ablative Facebookiltani —
allative Facebookilleni —
essive Facebookinani —
translative Facebookikseni —
abessive Facebookittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Facebookisi —
accusative nom. Facebookisi —
gen. Facebookisi
genitive Facebookisi —
partitive Facebookiasi —
inessive Facebookissasi —
elative Facebookistasi —
illative Facebookiisi —
adessive Facebookillasi —
ablative Facebookiltasi —
allative Facebookillesi —
essive Facebookinasi —
translative Facebookiksesi —
abessive Facebookittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Facebookimme —
accusative nom. Facebookimme —
gen. Facebookimme
genitive Facebookimme —
partitive Facebookiamme —
inessive Facebookissamme —
elative Facebookistamme —
illative Facebookiimme —
adessive Facebookillamme —
ablative Facebookiltamme —
allative Facebookillemme —
essive Facebookinamme —
translative Facebookiksemme —
abessive Facebookittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Facebookinne —
accusative nom. Facebookinne —
gen. Facebookinne
genitive Facebookinne —
partitive Facebookianne —
inessive Facebookissanne —
elative Facebookistanne —
illative Facebookiinne —
adessive Facebookillanne —
ablative Facebookiltanne —
allative Facebookillenne —
essive Facebookinanne —
translative Facebookiksenne —
abessive Facebookittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Facebookinsa —
accusative nom. Facebookinsa —
gen. Facebookinsa
genitive Facebookinsa —
partitive Facebookiaan
Facebookiansa
—
inessive Facebookissaan
Facebookissansa
—
elative Facebookistaan
Facebookistansa
—
illative Facebookiinsa —
adessive Facebookillaan
Facebookillansa
—
ablative Facebookiltaan
Facebookiltansa
—
allative Facebookilleen
Facebookillensa
—
essive Facebookinaan
Facebookinansa
—
translative Facebookikseen
Facebookiksensa
—
abessive Facebookittaan
Facebookittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fejs.buk/, /fɛjs.buk/
  • (file)

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

Unadapted borrowing 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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfej.siˈbu.ki/ [ˌfeɪ̯.siˈbu.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfej.siˈbu.ke/ [ˌfeɪ̯.siˈbu.ke]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɐj.sɨˈbu.kɨ/ [ˌfɐj.sɨˈβu.kɨ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfej.sɨˈbu.kɨ/ [ˌfej.sɨˈβu.kɨ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfej.sɨˈbu.kɨ/ [ˌfej.sɨˈβu.kɨ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfe.sɨˈbu.kɨ/ [ˌfe.sɨˈβu.kɨ]

Proper noun

Facebook m

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeisbuk/ [ˈfei̯z.β̞uk]
  • Rhymes: -eisbuk

Proper noun

Facebook m

  1. Facebook (a social-networking website)
    Facebook ahora permite subir historias por más tiempo.
    Facebook now allows stories to be posted for longer.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook

Proper noun

Facebook c (genitive Facebooks)

  1. Facebook
    Synonym: (slang) fejan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈfejsbuk/ [ˈfɛɪ̯s.bʊk]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈpejsbuk/ [ˈpɛɪ̯s.bʊk]
  • Rhymes: -ejsbuk
  • Syllabification: Face‧book

Proper noun

Facebook (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. Facebook

Further reading

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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