iPod

See also: ipod

English

A black iPod Classic.

Etymology

Coined (and trademarked) by Apple, from i- +‎ pod, suggesting a small place to keep things. Inspired by the space shuttles in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the quote, "Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

Noun

iPod (plural iPods)

1. (trademark) A portable music player made by Apple.
2. (by extension) Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• podcast
• podcasting
• iPod tax

Related terms

• iPad
• iMac
• iBook
• iPhone

Coordinate terms

(Apple):

• Walkman
• Discman

(genericized):

• pocket radio
• walkman
• discman

Translations

device

• Arabic: آي بُود m (ʾāy pud)
• Dutch: iPod (nl) c
• French: iPod (fr)
• German: iPod (de) m
• Hawaiian: iPoka
• Hebrew: אייפוד m (aypod)
• Hindi: आइपॉड (āipŏḍ)
• Japanese: iPod (アイポッド, Aipoddo)
• Korean: 아이팟 (Aipat)
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• Navajo: hiTSʼezh
• Persian: آی‌پاد (ây-pâd)
• Polish: iPod m
• Portuguese: iPod m
• Russian: айпо́д (ru) m (ajpód)
• Spanish: iPod m
• Swedish: iPod, ipod
• Turkish: iPod

References

• Sam Costello (2019 June 24) “How the iPod Got Its Name”, in Lifewire‎^[1], retrieved 22 August 2019

Anagrams

• Diop, poid

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Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English iPod.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) iPod

1. iPod (the Apple iPod)
2. iPod (a generic personal portable MP3 player)

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English iPod

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aj.pɔd/

Noun

iPod m (plural iPods)

1. iPod (the Apple iPod)
2. iPod (a generic personal portable MP3 player)

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Polish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] English iPod

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): //ˈaj.pɔd//

Noun

1. iPod

Declension

Declension of iPod

	singular	plural
nominative	iPod	iPody
genitive	iPoda	iPodów
dative	iPodowi	iPodom
accusative	iPod	iPody
instrumental	iPodem	iPodami
locative	iPodzie	iPodach
vocative	iPodzie	iPody

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Portuguese

Noun

iPod m (plural s)

1. iPod (portable music player produced by Apple Inc.)