radio

See also: Radio, rádió, rádio, radió, ràdio, radiò, radio-, and Appendix:Variations of "radio"

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English

A radio receiver from 2000.

Etymology

Short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio (countable and uncountable, plural radios)

2. (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

   send a message by radio

4. (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

   (of a song, person, etc.) to be on the radio

   (of a song, etc.) to play on/be played on/get played on/come on the radio

   to hear/listen to a song on the radio

   We heard a lovely song on the radio.

   She was listening to the radio when he knocked on the door.

   1. (countable, by extension) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
   • 2018 February 6, Jonathan Amos, “Elon Musk's huge Falcon Heavy rocket set for launch”, in BBC News‎^[1], London, United Kingdom: BBC, retrieved 7 February 2018:

     David Bowie's classic hit Space Oddity will be looping on the radio as the car is hurled into an elliptical orbit that stretches out to Mars' orbit around the Sun.

5. (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
6. (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

Synonyms

• (device to capture radio signal): tuner, wireless, receiver

Derived terms

• aeradio
• album-oriented radio
• amateur radio
• antiradio
• base radio
• black radio
• cable radio
• car radio
• CB radio
• citizens' band radio
• clock radio
• clockwork radio
• console radio
• crystal radio
• crystal radio receiver
• emergency position indicating radio beacon
• face for radio
• fast radio burst
• foxhole radio
• giant radio galaxy
• ham radio
• Internet radio
• like a plasterer's radio
• microradio
• nonradio
• off the radio
• packet radio
• pirate radio
• preradio
• quasi-stellar radio source
• quasi-stellar radio-source
• radio-active
• radio alarm
• radio alarm clock
• radio alphabet
• radio altimeter
• radio amateur
• radio amplifier
• radio astronomer
• radio astronomical
• radio astronomy
• radio-based
• radio beacon
• radio-bright
• radio broadcast
• radio burst
• radio button
• radio car
• radio cassette
• radio cassette player
• radio cassette recorder
• radio clock
• radio collar
• radio-collared
• radio compass
• radio control
• radio-controlled
• radio-controlled car
• radio direction finder
• radio documentary
• radio drama
• radio edit
• radio energy
• radio fix
• radio format
• radio frequency
• radio-frequency
• radio-frequency identification
• radio frequency integrated circuit
• radio-friendly
• radio galaxy
• radiogenic
• radiogram
• radiogramophone
• radio halo
• radio interferometer
• radio interferometry
• radio jet
• radio jock
• radio jockey
• radio knife
• radioland
• radioless
• radiolike
• radio-luminous
• radio mix
• radio modem
• radio monitoring
• radio navigation
• radio nebula
• radio officer
• radio operator
• radiopager
• radio pill
• radio play
• radio relay
• radio rental
• radio set
• radio shack
• radio signal
• radio silence
• radio silent
• radiosonde
• radio song
• radio sounding
• radio source
• radiospectrograph
• radio star
• radio station
• radio tag
• radio-tag
• radio-tagged
• radio tagging
• radiotelecommunication
• radio telegraphy
• radio telemetry
• radio-telephone
• radio telephone
• radiotelephone
• radio telephony
• radio telescope
• radiothon
• radio tower
• radiotracking
• radio tracking
• radiotransmitter
• radio transmitter
• radio wave
• rotating radio transient
• software defined radio
• steam radio
• streaming radio
• talk radio
• talk-radio
• teleradio
• topless radio
• transistor radio
• white radio
• wind-up radio

Related terms

• radiate
• radiation
• radiator
• radius
• ray

Descendants

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: radio
• → Assamese: ৰেডিঅ (redio)
• → Atong (India): redio
• ⇒ Azerbaijani: radio
• → Bengali: রেডিও (reḍiō)
• → Burmese: ရေဒီယို (rediyui)
• → Dhivehi: ރޭޑިއޯ (rēḍiō)
• → Dutch: radio
• → Finnish: radio
• → German: Radio
• → Gujarati: રેડિયો (reḍiyo)
• → Hindi: रेडियो (reḍiyo)
• → Hokkien: (Malaysia, Singapore) 黎撩 (lê-liô)
• → Irish: raidió
• → Japanese: ラジオ (rajio)
  • → Hokkien: la-jí-o͘h
• → Korean: 라디오 (radio), 라지오 (rajio)
• ⇒ Lower Sorbian: radijo
• → Luganda: rediyo
• → Malay: radio
• → Malayalam: റേഡിയോ (ṟēḍiyō)
• ⇒ Maltese: radju
• ⇒ Mongolian: радио (radio)
• → Norman: radio
• ⇒ Pannonian Rusyn: радио (radio)
• ⇒ Persian: رادیو (râdiyo)
• → Telugu: రేడియో (rēḍiyō)
• ⇒ Tok Pisin: redio
• ⇒ Turkish: radyo
• → Swahili: redio
• → Swedish: radio
• → Urdu: ریڈِیو (reḍiyo)
• → Welsh: radio

Translations

technology — see also radiotelegraphy,‎ radiotransmission,‎ radiodiffusion,‎ radiophony,‎ radiotelephony

• Afrikaans: radio (af)
• Albanian: radio (sq) m
• Amharic: ራዲዮ (radiyo)
• Arabic: رَادْيُو m (rādyū, rādyō), رَادِيُو m (rādiyū, rādiyō) (rare), مِذْيَاع m (miḏyāʕ)

  Egyptian Arabic: راديو m (radyu, radyo)

  Hijazi Arabic: راديو m (rādyu)

• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܦܪܵܣܩܵܠܵܐ m (prāsqālā)

• Armenian: ռադիո (hy) (ṙadio)
• Assamese: ৰেডিঅ (redio), ৰেডিঅ’ (redió)
• Asturian: radio (ast) f
• Basque: irrati
• Belarusian: ра́дыё n (rádyjo)
• Bengali: রেডিও (bn) (reḍiō), বেতার (bn) (bētār)
• Bikol:

  Central Bikol: radyo

• Bole: rediyo
• Breton: radio (br) m, skingomz (br) f
• Bulgarian: ра́дио (bg) n (rádio), радиопреда́ване (bg) n (radiopredávane)
• Burmese: ရေဒီယို (my) (rediyui)
• Carpathian Rusyn: ра́діо n (rádio)
• Catalan: ràdio (ca) f
• Cebuano: radyo
• Cherokee: ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ (gawonisgi)
• Chichewa: wailesi
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 無線電 / 無綫電 / 无线电 (mou⁴ sin³ din⁶)

  Dungan: вущяндян (vuxi͡andi͡an), радио (radio)

  Hokkien: 無線電 / 無綫電 / 无线电 (bô-sòaⁿ-tiān), la-jí-o͘h (Taiwan)

  Mandarin: 無線電 / 無綫電 / 无线电 (wúxiàndiàn)

  Wu: 無線電 / 无线电 (⁶wu-shi-di)

• Cornish: radyo m
• Corsican: radiò f
• Czech: rádio (cs) n, rozhlas (cs) m
• Danish: radio (da) c, radiofoni (da) c
• Esperanto: radiofonio, radio (eo)
• Estonian: raadio (et)
• Farefare: walsɩ
• Faroese: útvarp n
• Finnish: radio (fi), radiotekniikka
• French: radio (fr) f, radiodiffusion (fr) f
• Galician: radio (gl) f
• Georgian: რადიო (radio)
• German: (broadcasting) Radio (de) n, Hörfunk (de) m; (with several transmitters, e.g. police) Funk (de) m
• Greek: ραδιόφωνο (el) n (radiófono), ράδιο (el) n (rádio) (colloquial)
• Gujarati: રેડિયો (reḍiyo)
• Haitian Creole: radyo
• Hausa: rediyo (ha)
• Hebrew: רַדְיוֹ (he) m (rádyo)
• Hindi: रेडियो (hi) m (reḍiyo)
• Hungarian: rádió (hu)
• Hunsrik: please add this translation if you can
• Icelandic: útvarp (is) n
• Ido: radio (io)
• Ilocano: radio
• Indonesian: peti bicara (id) (literally “talking chest box”), radio (id)
• Irish: raidió m
• Italian: radio (it) f
• Japanese: ラジオ (ja) (rajio)
• Kannada: ರೇಡಿಯೋ (kn) (rēḍiyō), ಬಾನುಲಿ (kn) (bānuli)
• Kashubian: radio n
• Kazakh: радио (kk) (radio)
• Khakas: радио (radio)
• Khmer: វិទ្យុ (km) (vityuʼ), រ៉ាឌីយោ (raadiiyoo)
• Korean: 라디오 (ko) (radio), 라지오 (ko) (rajio) (North Korea)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: radyo (ku) f

• Kyrgyz: радио (ky) (radio)
• Lao: ວິທະຍຸ (wi tha nyu)
• Latin: radiophonia f
• Latvian: radio (lv)
• Ligurian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: radijas (lt)
• Lombard: please add this translation if you can
• Luxembourgish: Funk m
• Macedonian: радио n (radio)
• Malay: radio
• Malayalam: റേഡിയോ (ml) (ṟēḍiyō)
• Marathi: रेडिओ (reḍio)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: радио (mn) (radio)

  Mongolian script: ᠷᠠᠳ᠋ᠢᠣ᠋ (radio)

• Navajo: níłchʼi bee haneʼé
• Nepali: रेडियो (reḍiyo)
• Norman: radio m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: radio (no) m

  Nynorsk: radio (nn) m

• Odia: ରେଡ଼ିଓ (or) (reṛio)
• Pannonian Rusyn: радио n (radio)
• Pashto: راډيو (ps) f (rāḍio)
• Persian:

  Dari: رَادِیو (rādiyō)

  Iranian Persian: رادِیو (râdiyo)

• Piedmontese: please add this translation if you can
• Plautdietsch: Radio n
• Polish: radio (pl) n
• Portuguese: rádio (pt) m
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਰੇਡੀਓ (reḍīo)

• Quechua: ankichiy
• Romanian: radio (ro)
• Russian: ра́дио (ru) n (rádio), радиовеща́ние (ru) n (radioveščánije)
• Scottish Gaelic: rèidio m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ра̑дио m

  Latin: rȃdio (sh) m

• Sinhalese: ගුවන්විදුලිය (si) (guwanwiduliya)
• Slovak: rádio n, rozhlas m
• Slovene: radio (sl) n
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: radijo n

• Southern Altai: радио (radio)
• Spanish: radio (es) f
• Swahili: redio (sw) class n
• Swedish: radio (sv) c
• Tagalog: radyo
• Tajik: радио (tg) (radio)
• Tamil: வானொலி (ta) (vāṉoli)
• Tatar: радио (radiyo)
• Telugu: రేడియో (te) (rēḍiyō)
• Tetum: rádiu
• Thai: วิทยุ (th) (wít-tá-yú)
• Tibetan: རླུང་འཕྲིན (rlung 'phrin)
• Tigrinya: ራድዮ (radyo)
• Turkish: radyo (tr)
• Turkmen: radio
• Tuvan: радио (radio)
• Ukrainian: ра́діо n (rádio)
• Urdu: ریڈِیو m (reḍiyo), ^{(please verify)} مشعہ, ^{(please verify)} بے تار (be tār)
• Uyghur: رادىئو (radi'o)
• Uzbek: radio (uz)
• Vietnamese: ra đi ô (vi) truyền thanh (vi), vô tuyến truyền thanh (無線傳聲), vô tuyến điện (無線電)
• Welsh: radio (cy) m
• Written Oirat: ᠷᠠᡑᡅᡕᡆ (radiyo)
• Yakut: радио (radio)
• Yiddish: ראַדיאָ m (radyo)

receiver — see also radioreceptor

• Afrikaans: draadloos, radio (af), radio (af)
• Albanian: radio (sq)
• Amharic: ራዲዮ (radiyo)
• Arabic: رَادْيُو m (rādyū, rādyō), رَادِيُو m (rādiyū, rādiyō) (rare), مِذْيَاع m (miḏyāʕ)

  Egyptian Arabic: راديو m (radyu, radyo)

• Armenian: ռադիո (hy) (ṙadio)
• Asturian: radio (ast) f
• Basque: irrati
• Belarusian: ра́дыё n (rádyjo), радыёпрыё́мнік m (radyjopryjómnik)
• Bole: rediyo
• Breton: radio (br) m, skingomzer (br) m
• Bulgarian: радиоприе́мник (bg) m (radiopriémnik), ра́дио (bg) n (rádio), радиоапарат (bg) m (radioaparat), радиоуредба f (radiouredba)
• Burmese: ရေဒီယို (my) (rediyui)
• Catalan: ràdio (ca) f
• Cebuano: radyo
• Chichewa: wayilesi
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 收音機 / 收音机 (sau¹ jam¹ gei¹)

  Hakka: 收音機 / 收音机 (sû-yîm-kî), 啦濟喲 / 啦济哟 (là-chi-yó)

  Hokkien: 收音機 / 收音机 (zh-min-nan) (siu-im-ki), la-jí-o͘h (Taiwan), 黎撩 (lê-liô) (Malaysia, Singapore)

  Mandarin: 收音機 / 收音机 (zh) (shōuyīnjī), 無線電 / 無綫電 / 无线电 (wúxiàndiàn)

• Cornish: diwiver m, radyo m
• Corsican: radiò f
• Czech: rádio (cs) n, radiopřijímač m
• Danish: radio (da) c
• Dusun:

  Central Dusun: rodiu

• Dutch: radio (nl) m
• Esperanto: radioaparato, radioricevilo
• Estonian: raadio (et)
• Faroese: útvarpstól n
• Finnish: radio (fi), radiovastaanotin (fi)
• French: radio (fr) f
• German: Radio (de) n, Radioempfänger m, Funkempfänger (de) m, Rundfunkempfangsgerät n, Rundfunkempfänger (de) m, Rundfunkgerät (de) n
• Greek: ραδιόφωνο (el) n (radiófono), ράδιο (el) n (rádio) (colloquial)
• Haitian Creole: radyo
• Hausa: rediyo (ha)
• Hebrew: רַדְיוֹ (he) m (rádyo)
• Hindi: रेडियो (hi) m (reḍiyo)
• Hungarian: rádió (hu)
• Icelandic: útvarpstæki (is) n
• Ido: radio (io)
• Ilocano: radio, radio
• Indonesian: penerima radio
• Italian: radio (it) f
• Japanese: 無線 (ja) (むせん, musen), ラジオ (ja) (rajio)
• Korean: 라디오 (ko) (radio), 무선(無線) (ko) (museon), 라지오 (ko) (rajio) (North Korea), 라디오 수신기 (受信機) (radio susin'gi)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ڕادیۆ (radyo)

• Latin: radiophōnum n
• Latvian: radio (lv), radiouztvērējs m
• Lithuanian: radijas (lt) m
• Lü: ᦵᦌᦲᧁᧈᦍᦲᧃᧈᦋᦲᧈ (soew¹yiin¹tsii¹)
• Luxembourgish: Radio m
• Macedonian: радио n (radio), радиоприемник m (radiopriemnik), радиоапара́т m (radioaparát)
• Malay: radio, tetuang udara (obsolete)
• Navajo: béésh halneʼé, béésh hataałí
• Norman: radio m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: radio (no) m

  Nynorsk: radio (nn) m

• Persian:

  Dari: رَادِیو (rādiyō)

  Iranian Persian: رادِیو (râdiyo)

• Plautdietsch: Radio n
• Polish: radio (pl), radioodbiornik (pl)
• Portuguese: rádio (pt) m, telefonia (pt)
• Romanian: radio (ro) n, radioreceptor (ro) n, aparat de radio n
• Russian: ра́дио (ru) n (rádio), радиоприёмник (ru) m (radioprijómnik)
• Scottish Gaelic: rèidio m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: радиопри́је̄мнӣк m, ра̑дио m

  Latin: radiopríjēmnīk (sh) m, rȃdio (sh) m

• Sinhalese: රේඩියෝ (si) (rēḍiyō)
• Slovak: rádio n, rádioprijímač n
• Slovene: radio (sl) n, radijski sprejemnik m
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: radijo n

• Southern Altai: радио (radio)
• Spanish: radio (es) f
• Swahili: redio (sw)
• Swedish: radio (sv) c, radioapparat (sv) c
• Tagalog: radyo
• Tamil: வானொலி (ta) (vāṉoli)
• Telugu: రేడియో (te) (rēḍiyō)
• Tumbuka: wayilesi
• Turkish: radyo (tr)
• Ukrainian: ра́діо n (rádio), радіоприйма́ч (uk) m (radiopryjmáč)
• Urdu: ریڈِیو m (reḍiyo)
• Uzbek: radiopriyomnik (uz)
• Vietnamese: ra đi ô (vi), máy thu thanh
• Welsh: radio (cy) m

on-board entertainment system in a car

• Bulgarian: радио (bg) n (radio)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 車載播放器 / 车载播放器 (chēzài bōfàngqì)

• Danish: bilradio (da) c
• Finnish: autoradio (fi), radio (fi)
• Indonesian: radio mobil (literally “car radio”)
• Portuguese: rádio (pt)
• Spanish: radio (es) f

transmitter — see also radiotransmitter

• Afrikaans: radio (af)
• Basque: irrati
• Belarusian: ра́дыё n (rádyjo), радыёперада́тчык m (radyjopjeradátčyk), радыёста́нцыя f (radyjostáncyja) (radio station)
• Bulgarian: радиопредава́тел m (radiopredavátel)
• Catalan: ràdio (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無線電發射機 / 無綫電發射機 / 无线电发射机 (wúxiàndiàn fāshèjī)

• Cornish: radyo m
• Czech: rádio (cs) n
• Danish: radiosender c
• Faroese: útvarpsstøð f
• Finnish: radio (fi), radiolähetin (fi)
• German: Rundfunksender (de) m, Radiosender (de) m, Funksender (de) m, Funkgerät (de) n
• Greek: ραδιόφωνο (el) n (radiófono)
• Indonesian: pemancar radio (id), tetuang udara (id) (archaic), tuang-tuang udara (archaic)
• Macedonian: радиопредавател m (radiopredavatel), радиостаница f (radiostanica)
• Malay: tetuang udara (archaic)
• Navajo: béésh halneʼé
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: radio (no) m

  Nynorsk: radio (nn) m

• Polish: radio (pl) n, radionadajnik (pl) m, radiostacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: rádio (pt) f
• Russian: ра́дио (ru) n (rádio), радиопереда́тчик (ru) m (radioperedátčik), ра́ция (ru) f (rácija), радиоста́нция (ru) f (radiostáncija)
• Scottish Gaelic: rèidio m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: радиоодашѝља̄ч m, ра̑дио m

  Latin: radioodašìljāč (sh) m, rȃdio (sh) m

• Slovak: vysielač m, vysielačka f
• Spanish: radio (es) f
• Tamil: வானொலி அலைபரப்பி (vāṉoli alaiparappi)
• Ukrainian: ра́діо n (rádio), радіопередава́ч m (radioperedaváč), радіоста́нція f (radiostáncija) (radio station)
• Welsh: radio (cy) m

broadcasting of sound via the Internet

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 網絡電臺 / 网络电台 (wǎnglù diàntái)

• Finnish: verkkoradio
• Indonesian: jejaring radio (literally “radio networking”), siar suara (literally “voice broadcast”)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} radio
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} radiophonium n
• Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} radyo

See also

• transceiver

Verb

radio (third-person singular simple present radios or radioes, present participle radioing, simple past and past participle radioed)

1. (ambitransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).

   I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.

2. (transitive) To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
   • 2002, Jack Dave, Death Bridge, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 40:

     “Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”

   • 2006, Angie Morgan with Courtney Lynch, Leading from the front: no excuse leadership tactics for women, page 111:

     When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me.

   • 2006, Kimberly Johnson, Amy's Secret, page 14:

     When she arrived, she was told that Tad wasn't there and to have a seat and wait while they radioed him in.

Derived terms

• radio ahead

Translations

to use two-way radio to transmit

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: rádión közöl/értesít/szól/hív
• Russian: ради́ровать (ru) impf or pf (radírovatʹ)

Anagrams

• aroid, doira

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑː.di.ʊə̯/

• Audio:

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Noun

radio (plural radio's)

1. radio

Asturian

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. radio

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		радио
Arabic		رادیو

Etymology

From English radio. Likely via Russian ра́дио (rádio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾɑdijo] (as if spelled *radiyo)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

radio (definite accusative radionu, plural radiolar)

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio

	singular	plural
nominative	radio	radiolar
definite accusative	radionu	radioları
dative	radioya	radiolara
locative	radioda	radiolarda
ablative	radiodan	radiolardan
definite genitive	radionun	radioların

Possessive forms of radio

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radiom	radiolarım
sənin (“your”)	radion	radioların
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosu	radioları
bizim (“our”)	radiomuz	radiolarımız
sizin (“your”)	radionuz	radiolarınız
onların (“their”)	radiosu or radioları	radioları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radiomu	radiolarımı
sənin (“your”)	radionu	radiolarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosunu	radiolarını
bizim (“our”)	radiomuzu	radiolarımızı
sizin (“your”)	radionuzu	radiolarınızı
onların (“their”)	radiosunu or radiolarını	radiolarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radioma	radiolarıma
sənin (“your”)	radiona	radiolarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosuna	radiolarına
bizim (“our”)	radiomuza	radiolarımıza
sizin (“your”)	radionuza	radiolarınıza
onların (“their”)	radiosuna or radiolarına	radiolarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radiomda	radiolarımda
sənin (“your”)	radionda	radiolarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosunda	radiolarında
bizim (“our”)	radiomuzda	radiolarımızda
sizin (“your”)	radionuzda	radiolarınızda
onların (“their”)	radiosunda or radiolarında	radiolarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radiomdan	radiolarımdan
sənin (“your”)	radiondan	radiolarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosundan	radiolarından
bizim (“our”)	radiomuzdan	radiolarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	radionuzdan	radiolarınızdan
onların (“their”)	radiosundan or radiolarından	radiolarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	radiomun	radiolarımın
sənin (“your”)	radionun	radiolarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	radiosunun	radiolarının
bizim (“our”)	radiomuzun	radiolarımızın
sizin (“your”)	radionuzun	radiolarınızın
onların (“their”)	radiosunun or radiolarının	radiolarının

Further reading

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “radio”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[2] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 632
• Altun Kitab (2013–), “radio” in Azleks

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /radio/ [ra.ð̞i.o]
• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish radio (“radium”), from French radium.

Noun

radio inan

1. radium

Declension

Declension of radio (inan sg-only V-stem)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	radio	radioa
ergative	—	radioak
dative	—	radioari
genitive	—	radioaren
comitative	—	radioarekin
causative	—	radioarengatik
benefactive	—	radioarentzat
instrumental	radioz	radioaz
inessive	—	radioan
locative	—	radioko
allative	—	radiora
terminative	—	radioraino
directive	—	radiorantz
destinative	—	radiorako
ablative	—	radiotik
partitive	radiorik	—
prolative	radiotzat	—

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish radio (“radio”).

Noun

radio inan

1. nonstandard form of erradio (“radius”)

Declension

Declension of radio (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	radio	radioa	radioak	radiook
ergative	radiok	radioak	radioek	radiook
dative	radiori	radioari	radioei	radiooi
genitive	radioren	radioaren	radioen	radioon
comitative	radiorekin	radioarekin	radioekin	radiookin
causative	radiorengatik	radioarengatik	radioengatik	radioongatik
benefactive	radiorentzat	radioarentzat	radioentzat	radioontzat
instrumental	radioz	radioaz	radioez	radiootaz
inessive	radiotan	radioan	radioetan	radiootan
locative	radiotako	radioko	radioetako	radiootako
allative	radiotara	radiora	radioetara	radiootara
terminative	radiotaraino	radioraino	radioetaraino	radiootaraino
directive	radiotarantz	radiorantz	radioetarantz	radiootarantz
destinative	radiotarako	radiorako	radioetarako	radiootarako
ablative	radiotatik	radiotik	radioetatik	radiootatik
partitive	radiorik	—	—	—
prolative	radiotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “radio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “radio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈradjo/, [ˈra.d͡ʒo]
• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio

1. radio (device)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Compare English radio.

Noun

radio

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio

nominative	radio
genitive	radionıñ
dative	radioğa
accusative	radionı
locative	radioda
ablative	radiodan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

Noun

radio c (singular definite radioen, plural indefinite radioer)

1. (technology) radio

Inflection

Declension of radio

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	radio	radioen	radioer	radioerne
genitive	radios	radioens	radioers	radioernes

Derived terms

• radiobølge

Further reading

• “radio” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “radio” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio, from Latin radius. Doublet of radius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.di.(j)oː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio m (plural radio's, diminutive radiootje n)

1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

• autoradio
• buizenradio
• radio-ontvanger
• radiogolf
• radiohoofd
• radiomaker
• radiomast
• radionavigatie
• radioprogramma
• radiospectrum
• radiostation
• radiotoestel
• radiotoren
• radiowekker
• radiozender
• satellietradio
• schoolradio
• transistorradio
• wekkerradio

Descendants

• → Aukan: ladio
• → Caribbean Hindustani: rádio
• → Caribbean Javanese: radio, radhio
• → Indonesian: radio
• → Saramaccan: ládio
• → Trió: raarijon

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin radiusder.

Esperanto radio

From Latin radius. Compare Italian raggio, French rai, Spanish rayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈdio/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: ra‧di‧o

Noun

radio (accusative singular radion, plural radioj, accusative plural radiojn)

1. radio
2. radius
3. ray

Synonyms

• radiofonio

Derived terms

• radiado
• vekradio (“clock radio”)

Further reading

• “radio”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “radio”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish radio (“radio”) or English radio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑdio/, [ˈrɑ̝dio̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑdio
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧di‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧dio

Noun

radio

1. radio (technology)
2. radio (receiver or transmitter)
3. radio (type of media)
4. (in compounds) radio- (of or pertaining to radiowaves)

Declension

Inflection of radio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		radio	radiot
genitive		radion	radioiden radioitten
partitive		radiota	radioita
illative		radioon	radioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		radio	radiot
accusative	nom.	radio	radiot
	gen.	radion
genitive		radion	radioiden radioitten
partitive		radiota	radioita
inessive		radiossa	radioissa
elative		radiosta	radioista
illative		radioon	radioihin
adessive		radiolla	radioilla
ablative		radiolta	radioilta
allative		radiolle	radioille
essive		radiona	radioina
translative		radioksi	radioiksi
abessive		radiotta	radioitta
instructive		—	radioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of radio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative radioni radioni accusative nom. radioni radioni gen. radioni genitive radioni radioideni radioitteni partitive radiotani radioitani inessive radiossani radioissani elative radiostani radioistani illative radiooni radioihini adessive radiollani radioillani ablative radioltani radioiltani allative radiolleni radioilleni essive radionani radioinani translative radiokseni radioikseni abessive radiottani radioittani instructive — — comitative — radioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative radiosi radiosi accusative nom. radiosi radiosi gen. radiosi genitive radiosi radioidesi radioittesi partitive radiotasi radioitasi inessive radiossasi radioissasi elative radiostasi radioistasi illative radioosi radioihisi adessive radiollasi radioillasi ablative radioltasi radioiltasi allative radiollesi radioillesi essive radionasi radioinasi translative radioksesi radioiksesi abessive radiottasi radioittasi instructive — — comitative — radioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative radiomme radiomme accusative nom. radiomme radiomme gen. radiomme genitive radiomme radioidemme radioittemme partitive radiotamme radioitamme inessive radiossamme radioissamme elative radiostamme radioistamme illative radioomme radioihimme adessive radiollamme radioillamme ablative radioltamme radioiltamme allative radiollemme radioillemme essive radionamme radioinamme translative radioksemme radioiksemme abessive radiottamme radioittamme instructive — — comitative — radioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative radionne radionne accusative nom. radionne radionne gen. radionne genitive radionne radioidenne radioittenne partitive radiotanne radioitanne inessive radiossanne radioissanne elative radiostanne radioistanne illative radioonne radioihinne adessive radiollanne radioillanne ablative radioltanne radioiltanne allative radiollenne radioillenne essive radionanne radioinanne translative radioksenne radioiksenne abessive radiottanne radioittanne instructive — — comitative — radioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative radionsa radionsa accusative nom. radionsa radionsa gen. radionsa genitive radionsa radioidensa radioittensa partitive radiotaan radiotansa radioitaan radioitansa inessive radiossaan radiossansa radioissaan radioissansa elative radiostaan radiostansa radioistaan radioistansa illative radioonsa radioihinsa adessive radiollaan radiollansa radioillaan radioillansa ablative radioltaan radioltansa radioiltaan radioiltansa allative radiolleen radiollensa radioilleen radioillensa essive radionaan radionansa radioinaan radioinansa translative radiokseen radioksensa radioikseen radioiksensa abessive radiottaan radiottansa radioittaan radioittansa instructive — — comitative — radioineen radioinensa

Synonyms

• sätiö (rare, archaic)
• (technology): radiotekniikka
• (receiver): radiovastaanotin, vastaanotin
• (transmitter): radiolähetin

Derived terms

• radioida
• radioitse

compounds

• alueradio
• autoradio
• digitaaliradio
• höyryradio
• kaapeliradio
• kelloradio
• kenttäradio
• keskusradiojärjestelmä
• kideradio
• kouluradio
• lyhytaaltoradio
• lähiradio
• mainosradio
• matkaradio
• merirosvoradio
• näköradio
• paikallisradio
• paristoradio
• puskaradio
• putkiradio
• pöytäradio
• radioaakkonen
• radioaallot
• radioaalto
• radioamatööri
• radioantenni
• radioasema
• radioastronomi
• radioastronomia
• radiodokumentti
• radiodraama
• radioesiintyminen
• radioesitelmä
• radioesitys
• radiofrekvenssi
• radiogalaksi
• radiogramofoni
• radiohaastattelu
• radiohartaus
• radiohiljaisuus
• radiohäirintä
• radiohäiriö
• radioikkuna
• radiointerferometri
• radiointerferometria
• radiojournalismi
• radiokanava
• radiokasettisoitin
• radiokeli
• radiokeskus
• radiokeskustelu
• radiokommunikaatio
• radiokorkeusmittari
• radiokuuluttaja
• radiokuunnelma
• radiokuuntelija
• radiolaite
• radiolaki
• radiolennätin
• radio-levysoitin
• radioliike
• radioliikenne
• radiolinkki
• radioluotain
• radioluotaus
• radiolupa
• radiolähde
• radiolähetin
• radiolähetys
• radiomainonta
• radiomainos
• radiomajakka
• radiomasto
• radionauhuri
• radionavigointi
• radionkuuntelija
• radionkuuntelu
• radio-ohjattava
• radio-ohjattu
• radio-ohjaus
• radio-ohjelma
• radiopaikannus
• radiopeilaus
• radiopuhe
• radiopuhelin
• radiopuhelu
• radioputki
• radioreportaasi
• radiosanoma
• radioselostaja
• radioselostus
• radiosignaali
• radiosondi
• radiosovitus
• radiospektrometri
• radiosuunnin
• radiosuuntima
• radiosuuntiminen
• radiosähköttäjä
• radiosähkötys
• radiosäteily
• radiotaajuus
• radioteatteri
• radioteitse
• radiotekniikka
• radioteknikko
• radioteleskooppi
• radiotiedotus
• radiotiedustelu
• radiotoiminta
• radiotoimittaja
• radiotähti
• radiotähtitiede
• radiouutiset
• radiovastaanotin
• radiovastuu
• radioverkko
• radioviestintä
• radioyhteys
• radioyhtiö
• radioääni
• stereoradio
• sävelradio
• taskuradio
• transistoriradio
• ularadio
• verkkoradio
• yleisradio
• yöradio
• ääniradio

Further reading

• “radio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

An abbreviation of words like radiotélégramme, radiotélégraphiste, radiodiffusion, etc. Compare English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.djo/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. radio, tuner
2. short for radiographie

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. short for radiotélégramme

Noun

radio m or f by sense (plural radios)

1. short for radiotélégraphiste

Derived terms

• alphabet radio
• radioamateur
• radionavigant
• radiophonie
• silence radio
• station de radio

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: radyo
• → Persian: رادیو (râdiyo)

Further reading

• “radio” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “radio”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• “radio” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “radio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• dorai, rodai, rôdai

Galician

Etymology 1

An abbreviation based on words beginning with the root radio-. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. radio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (uncountable) radium

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin radius.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. radius (of a circular object)
2. (anatomy) radius (bone in the forearm)

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish radio.

Noun

radio (plural radiot)

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio

case	singular	plural
absolutive	radio	radiot
ergative	radiop
allative	radiomut	radionut
ablative	radiomit	radioniit
prolative	radiokkut	radiotigut
locative	radiomi	radioni
instrumental	radiomik	radionik
equative	radiotut

References

• radio in Katersat
• “radio“ in iserasuaat.gl

Ido

Etymology

From radiar +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈradio/

Noun

radio (plural radii)

1. ray, beam, gleam
2. radio (device)
3. (geometry) radius
4. spoke (of a wheel)
5. (ichthyology) ray, skate

Synonyms

• (5) rayo

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• radyo — informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾadjo/ [ˈɾɐ.d͡ʒo]
• Hyphenation: rad‧io

Noun

radio

1. radio

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch radio, from English radio, from Latin radius.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /raˈdio/ [raˈdi.o]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ra‧di‧o

Noun

radio (plural radio-radio)

1. radio

   Synonyms: peti bicara, peti ngomong

Derived terms

• meradiokan
• radio dengkul
• radio etnik
• radio kaset
• radio panggil
• radio pencari arah
• radio portabel
• radio telepon jalan
• radio transistor

Further reading

• “radio”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Interlingua

Noun

radio

1. radio

Italian

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of raggio, razzo, and rai, the first two of which were inherited from Latin, while the last was borrowed from Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.djo/
• Rhymes: -adjo
• Hyphenation: rà‧dio

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

1. (anatomy) radius

   Synonyms: radiale, osso radiale

2. (obsolete) alternative form of raggio

Related terms

• radiale
• radiante

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 3

Abbreviation. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio f (invariable)

1. radio

Etymology 4

Verb

radio

1. first-person singular present indicative of radiare

Anagrams

• Adrio, Dario, Doria, adiro, adirò, adori, arido, dorai, rioda, rodai

Latin

Etymology

From radius (“spoke of a wheel”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈra.di.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈraː.di.o]

Verb

radiō (present infinitive radiāre, perfect active radiāvī, supine radiātum); first conjugation

1. (active voice) to cause to radiate, irradiate
2. (passive voice) to radiate, emit beams

Conjugation

   Conjugation of radiō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	radiō		radiās		radiat		radiāmus		radiātis		radiant
	imperfect	radiābam		radiābās		radiābat		radiābāmus		radiābātis		radiābant
	future	radiābō		radiābis		radiābit		radiābimus		radiābitis		radiābunt
	perfect	radiāvī		radiāvistī		radiāvit		radiāvimus		radiāvistis		radiāvērunt, radiāvēre
	pluperfect	radiāveram		radiāverās		radiāverat		radiāverāmus		radiāverātis		radiāverant
	future perfect	radiāverō		radiāveris		radiāverit		radiāverimus		radiāveritis		radiāverint
passive	present	radior		radiāris, radiāre		radiātur		radiāmur		radiāminī		radiantur
	imperfect	radiābar		radiābāris, radiābāre		radiābātur		radiābāmur		radiābāminī		radiābantur
	future	radiābor		radiāberis, radiābere		radiābitur		radiābimur		radiābiminī		radiābuntur
	perfect	radiātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	radiātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	radiātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	radiem		radiēs		radiet		radiēmus		radiētis		radient
	imperfect	radiārem		radiārēs		radiāret		radiārēmus		radiārētis		radiārent
	perfect	radiāverim		radiāverīs		radiāverit		radiāverīmus		radiāverītis		radiāverint
	pluperfect	radiāvissem		radiāvissēs		radiāvisset		radiāvissēmus		radiāvissētis		radiāvissent
passive	present	radier		radiēris, radiēre		radiētur		radiēmur		radiēminī		radientur
	imperfect	radiārer		radiārēris, radiārēre		radiārētur		radiārēmur		radiārēminī		radiārentur
	perfect	radiātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	radiātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		radiā		—		—		radiāte		—
	future	—		radiātō		radiātō		—		radiātōte		radiantō
passive	present	—		radiāre		—		—		radiāminī		—
	future	—		radiātor		radiātor		—		—		radiantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		radiāre			radiārī			radiāns			—
future		radiātūrum esse			radiātum īrī			radiātūrus			radiandus
perfect		radiāvisse			radiātum esse			—			radiātus
future perfect		—			radiātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		radiātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		radiandī		radiandō		radiandum		radiandō		radiātum		radiātū

Derived terms

• irradiō
• obradiō
• praeradiō
• radiāns
• radiātilis
• radiātiō
• radiātus
• surradiō

Related terms

• radiolus
• radiōsus
• radius

Descendants

• Catalan: rajar
• → Catalan: radiar
• → English: radiate
• French: rayer (possibly)
• → French: radier
  • → Romanian: radia
• Italian: raggiare
• → Italian: radiare
• Old French: raier, rayer
• Old Occitan: rayar, rajar
• Portuguese: raiar
• → Portuguese: radiar
• Spanish: rayar
• → Spanish: radiar

Noun

radiō

1. dative/ablative singular of radium

References

• “radio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “radio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latvian radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑdio/, [ˈrɑdio]

Noun

radio

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio (91)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	radio	radiod
genitive (genitīv)	radio	radiod
partitive (partitīv)	radio	radiodi
dative (datīv)	radion	radiodõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	radioks	radiodõks
illative (illatīv)	radio radioz	radioiž
inessive (inesīv)	radios	radiois
elative (elatīv)	radiost	radioist

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “radio”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[5] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Malay

Sebuah radio Sony ICF-SW77.

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio, clipping of radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈradio/ [ˈra.djo]
• (English-based) IPA^(key): /ˈredio/ [ˈre.djo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio (Jawi spelling راديو, plural radio-radio or radio²)

1. radio

Further reading

• "radio" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. radio

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioer, definite plural radioene)

1. (a) radio

Derived terms

• radiobil
• radiobølge
• radiosignal
• radiostasjon
• radiostyrt
• radiotale

References

• “radio” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioar, definite plural radioane)

1. radio
   • 1926, Olav Langeland, Rikare liv:

     Det vedunderet som me no kallar radio, hev synt det endå klårare. Det er ljosbylgjor som er so små og snøgge, og sume so langsame at ikkje noko menneskjeauga kann uppfanga dei.

     The miracle that we now call radio has shown this even clearer. It is light waves that are so small and fast, and some so slow that no human eye can perceive them.

Derived terms

• radiobil
• radiosignal
• radiostasjon
• radiostyrt
• radiotale

References

• “radio” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

radio

Etymology

Etymology tree

French radiobor.

Polish radio

Borrowed from French radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.djɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adjɔ
• Syllabification: ra‧dio
• Homophone: radio-

Noun

radio n (diminutive radyjko, related adjective radiowy)

1. (uncountable) radio (technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves)
2. (countable) radio, tuner, receiver, wireless (device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound)

   Synonyms: odbiornik radiowy, radioodbiornik

3. (countable) radio station (installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication)

   Synonyms: radiostacja, rozgłośnia, stacja radiowa

Declension

Declension of radio

	singular	plural
nominative	radio	radia
genitive	radia	radiów
dative	radiu	radiom
accusative	radio	radia
instrumental	radiem	radiami
locative	radiu/radio	radiach
vocative	radio	radia

Derived terms

nouns

• radiowiec
• radiówka

prefixes

• radio-

Related terms

adverbs

• radiowo

Further reading

• “radio”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “radio”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[7] (in Polish)
• radio in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French radio, German Radio; compare also English radio.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

radio n (plural radiouri)

1. radio

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	radio	radioul	radiouri	radiourile
genitive-dative	radio	radioului	radiouri	radiourilor
vocative	radioule		radiourilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râːdio/
• Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o

Noun

rȃdio m inan (Cyrillic spelling ра̑дио)

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio

	singular	plural
nominative	rȃdio	radiji
genitive	rȃdija	radija
dative	radiju	radijima
accusative	radio	radije
vocative	radio	radiji
locative	radiju	radijima
instrumental	rȃdiom	radijima

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

radio (Cyrillic spelling радио)

1. active past participle of raditi

Spanish

Chemical element (edit)
Ra Atomic number 88 radio
Classification data Period 7 Group 2 Block s-block Class alkaline earth metal
Previous: ← francio (Fr)
Next: actinio (Ac) →

Alternative forms

• arradio (device sense, nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈradjo/ [ˈra.ð̞jo]
• Rhymes: -adjo
• Syllabification: ra‧dio

Etymology 1

Clipping of radiorreceptor.

Noun

radio m or f same meaning (plural radios)

1. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)

Usage notes

• Usually feminine, but often used as masculine in much of Latin America.

Derived terms

• radio a galena

Descendants

• Chavacano: radio
• → Cebuano: radyo
• → Hiligaynon: radyo
• → Ilocano: radio
• → Maguindanao: radiu
• → Maranao: radiyo
• → Tagalog: radyo
• → Ye'kwana: daadiyu

Etymology 2

Clipping of radiotransmisión or radiodifusora.

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

1. (communication) radio (industry, signal)

Derived terms

• emisora de radio
• estación de radio
• onda de radio
• radiocasete
• radiograbadora

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of rayo.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (anatomy) radius
2. (geometry) radius

Derived terms

• radio de acción

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Alternative forms

• radium, rádium (Spain)

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 5

Verb

radio

1. first-person singular present indicative of radiar

See also

• Appendix:Spanish nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender

Further reading

• “radio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• ardió
• Darío
• doria
• Doria
• odiar
• raído
• roída

Swahili

Noun

radio class IX (plural radio class X)

1. alternative form of redio

Swedish

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

radio c

1. (uncountable) radio (communication using radio waves)
2. radio; receiver (device for receiving broadcast radio signals)

Declension

Declension of radio

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	radio	radios
	definite	radion	radions
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of radio

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	radio	radios
	definite	radion	radions
plural	indefinite	radior	radiors
	definite	radiorna	radiornas

Declension of radio

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	radio	radios
	definite	radion	radions
plural	indefinite	radioapparater	radioapparaters
	definite	radioapparaterna	radioapparaternas

Related terms

• amatörradio
• kommunikationsradio
• kortvågsradio
• piratradio
• polisradio
• privatradio
• radioamatör
• radioanläggning
• radioantenn
• radioapparat
• radioastronomi
• radiobil
• radiobolag
• radiobrus
• radiochef
• radiodebatt
• radiodokumentär
• radioefterlysning
• radiofrekvens
• radiofyr
• radioföljetong
• radioförbindelse
• radioföredrag
• radioföretag
• radiogrammofon
• radiogudstjänst
• radiohandel
• radiohandlare
• radiohistorisk
• radiohytt
• radiohögtalare
• radioinspelning
• radiointervju
• radiojournalist
• radiokanal
• radiokommentar
• radiokommentator
• radiokommunikation
• radiokoncern
• radiokontakt
• radiokontroll
• radiokrönika
• radiokälla
• radiolag
• radiolicens
• radiolyssnande
• radiolyssnare
• radiolänk
• radioman
• radiomast
• radiomeddelande
• radiomikrofon
• radiomonopol
• radiomottagare
• radionavigering
• radionyheter
• radionämnden
• radiopejl
• radiopejling
• radiopersonlighet
• radiopjäs
• radiopolis
• radioproducent
• radioprogram
• radioreklam
• radioreportage
• radioreporter
• radiorör
• radioröst
• radiosamtal
• radioserie
• radioshow
• radiosignal
• radiosignalering
• radioskugga
• radiosond
• radiostation
• radiostrålning
• radiostudio
• radiostyrd
• radiostyrning
• radiostörning
• radiosändare
• radiosändning
• radiot
• radiotal
• radioteater
• radioteknik
• radiotelefon
• radiotelefoni
• radiotelegrafist
• radiotelegram
• radioteleskop
• radiotrafik
• radioutrustning
• radioutsändning
• radiovåg
• rundradio

See also

• radio-

References

• “radio”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “radio”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “radio”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio (definite accusative radiony, plural radiolar)

1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio

	singular	plural
nominative	radio	radiolar
accusative	radiony	radiolary
genitive	radionuň	radiolaryň
dative	radiā	radiolara
locative	radioda	radiolarda
ablative	radiodan	radiolardan

Further reading

• “radio” in Enedilim.com
• “radio” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

Noun

radio (plural radiolar)

1. radio

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

radio

1. radio

Inflection

Inflection of radio (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	radio
genitive sing.	radion
partitive sing.	radiod
partitive plur.	radioid
	singular	plural
nominative	radio	radiod
accusative	radion	radiod
genitive	radion	radioiden
partitive	radiod	radioid
essive-instructive	radion	radioin
translative	radioks	radioikš
inessive	radios	radioiš
elative	radiospäi	radioišpäi
illative	radioho	radioihe
adessive	radiol	radioil
ablative	radiolpäi	radioilpäi
allative	radiole	radioile
abessive	radiota	radioita
comitative	radionke	radioidenke
prolative	radiodme	radioidme
approximative I	radionno	radioidenno
approximative II	radionnoks	radioidennoks
egressive	radionnopäi	radioidennopäi
terminative I	radiohosai	radioihesai
terminative II	radiolesai	radioilesai
terminative III	radiossai	—
additive I	radiohopäi	radioihepäi
additive II	radiolepäi	radioilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “радио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[8], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈradjɔ/
• Rhymes: -adjɔ

Noun

radio m (plural radios, not mutable)

1. radio

Derived terms

• radio bro (“community radio”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “radio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies