Facebook

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Logos of Facebook

Alternative forms

Etymology

From facebook.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fāsʹ-bo͝ok, IPA(key): /ˈfeɪs.bʊk/
  • Audio (Canada):(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.”[1], 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[2], 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

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

Proper noun

Facebook ?

  1. Facebook

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɪ̯s.bʊk/, /ˈfeːs-/
  • Audio; [ˈfe̞ɪ̯s.b̥ʊk]:(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

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Facebook m inan

  1. Facebook

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

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]
 

Proper noun

Facebook m

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Facebook.

Pronunciation

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