радио

See also: радио- and Appendix:Variations of "radio"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradio]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -adio
• Syllabification^(key): ра‧ди‧о
• Hyphenation^(key): ра‧дио

Noun

ра́дио • (rádio) n

1. radio
   • 1965, Лили Иванова, “Без радио не мога”‎^[1]:

     Със ра́диото пе́я, кога́то съм сама́,
     и че́сто ми се сме́ят, и че́сто ми се сме́ят във къ́щи на ума́.
     

     Sǎs rádioto péja, kogáto sǎm samá,
     i čésto mi se sméjat, i čésto mi se sméjat vǎv kǎ́šti na umá.
     

     I sing along with the radio when I'm alone,
     and they often laugh at me, they often laugh at me at home in their heads.

Declension

Declension of ра́дио

	singular	plural
indefinite	ра́дио rádio	радиа́1 radiá1
definite	ра́диото rádioto	радиа́та1 radiáta1

¹Rare.

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradi(j)ɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

радио • (radio) n

1. radio

Declension

Declension of радио

	singular	plural
indefinite	радио (radio)	радија (radija)
definite unspecified	радиото (radioto)	радијата (radijata)
definite proximal	радиово (radiovo)	радијава (radijava)
definite distal	радионо (radiono)	радијана (radijana)
vocative	радио (radio)	радија (radija)

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠷᠠᠳᠢᠣ᠋ (radio)	радио (radio)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ра́дио (rádio), from German Radio, from English radio (short for radiotelegraphy), from Latin radio- (compounding form of radius).

Pronunciation

• (Khalkha) IPA^(key): [räˑ.t̠ʲɔˑ], (umlauted) [ræˑ.t̠ʲɔˑ], [räˑ.ti͜ɔ]
• Hyphenation: ра‧ди‧о

Noun

радио • (radio)

1. radio

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• радиол (radiol, “radiogram, radio phonograph”)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian радио / radio, from German Radio, from English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raˈdiɔ], [raˈdijɔ]
• Rhymes: -iɔ, -ijɔ
• Hyphenation: ра‧дио

Noun

радио (radio) m inan

1. (chiefly uncountable) radio (technology that allows broadcasters to transmit audio programs)

Usage notes

• A radio set (device that transmits radio signals) is usually referred to as радио-апарат (radio-aparat).

Declension

Declension of радио (radio)

	singular	plural
nominative	радио (radio)	радия (radija)
genitive	радия (radija)	радиох (radiox)
dative	радию (radiju)	радиом (radiom)
accusative	радио (radio)	радия (radija)
instrumental	радиом (radiom)	радиями (radijami)
locative	радию (radiju)	радиох (radiox)
vocative	радио (radio)	радия (radija)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “радио”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 737
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “radio”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 235

Russian

Alternative forms

• ра́діо (rádio) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from German Radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradʲɪo]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ра́дио • (rádio) n inan (indeclinable, relational adjective ради́йный)

1. radio, tuner
2. Romeo (R in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Derived terms

Compound words:

• радиото́чка f (radiotóčka)
• радиоэфи́р m (radioefír)

Compounds:

• сарафа́нное ра́дио (sarafánnoje rádio)

Related terms

Close related:

• ради́йщик m anim (radíjščik)
• ради́ровать impf or pf (radírovatʹ), ради́роваться impf or pf (radírovatʹsja)
• ради́ст m anim (radíst), ради́стка f anim (radístka)
• ради́стский (radístskij)

Other:

• радиа́ция f (radiácija)
• ра́диус m (rádius)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: радива (radiva)
• → Northern Mansi: ра̄тива (rātiva)
• → Tajik: радио (radio)

References

• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “радио”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

Further reading

• Kuznetsov, Sergey Alexandrovich (1998), “радио”, in Большой толковый словарь русского языка [Great Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Norint, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râːdio/
• Hyphenation: ра‧ди‧о

Noun

ра̑дио m inan (Latin spelling rȃdio)

1. radio

Declension

Declension of радио

	singular	plural
nominative	ра̑дио	радији
genitive	ра̑дија	радија
dative	радију	радијима
accusative	радио	радије
vocative	радио	радији
locative	радију	радијима
instrumental	ра̑диом	радијима

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ра́дио (rádio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /radio/, [ɾä.d̪iɔ]

Noun

радио • (radio)

1. radio

Derived terms

• радиоӣ (radioyi)

Further reading

• “радио”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2026