raadio

Estonian

Etymology

From German Radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑːd̥io̯/, [ˈrɑːd̥ʲio̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑːdio
• Hyphenation: raa‧dio

Noun

raadio (genitive raadio, partitive raadiot)

1. radio (a method of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly using radio waves)

   Synonym: raadioside

2. radio, radio station (an apparatus or a complex of devices and facilities for sending and receiving radio signals)

   Synonyms: raadiojaam, jaam

3. radio (a device for receiving and listening to radio broadcasts)

   Synonyms: raadioaparaat, raadiovastuvõtja

Declension

Declension of raadio (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		raadio	raadiod
accusative	nom.
	gen.	raadio
genitive			raadiote
partitive		raadiot	raadioid
illative		raadiosse	raadiotesse raadioisse
inessive		raadios	raadiotes raadiois
elative		raadiost	raadiotest raadioist
allative		raadiole	raadiotele raadioile
adessive		raadiol	raadiotel raadioil
ablative		raadiolt	raadiotelt raadioilt
translative		raadioks	raadioteks raadioiks
terminative		raadioni	raadioteni
essive		raadiona	raadiotena
abessive		raadiota	raadioteta
comitative		raadioga	raadiotega

Compounds

• raadiojaam

References

• raadio in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “raadio”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009