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English

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A radio receiver from 2000.

Etymology

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Short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radio (countable and uncountable, plural radios)

  1. (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
    send a message by radio
  2. (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
    We heard a lovely song on the radio.
  3. (countable) 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 2018-02-07:
      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.
  4. (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
  5. (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: ラジオ (rajio)
    • Hokkien: la-jí-o͘h
  • Malay: radio
  • Hokkien: (Malaysia, Singapore) 黎撩 (lê-liô)

Translations

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive) 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

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English radio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radio (plural radio's)

  1. radio

Asturian

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Noun

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radio f (plural radios)

  1. radio

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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From English radio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radio (definite accusative radionu, plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Declension

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    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

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  • radio” in Obastan.com.

Basque

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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radio inan

  1. radium
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish radio (radio).

Noun

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radio inan

  1. Nonstandard form of erradio (radius).
Declension
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Further reading

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

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Compare English radio.

Noun

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radio

  1. radio

Declension

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

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

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Noun

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radio c (singular definite radioen, plural indefinite radioer)

  1. (technology) radio

Inflection

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈraːdijoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

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

  1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [raˈdio]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o

Noun

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

  1. radio
  2. radius
  3. ray

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Finnish

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Etymology

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< Swedish radio (radio) or English radio

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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radio

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

Declension

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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

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French

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Etymology

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

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radio f (plural radios)

  1. radio, tuner
  2. Short for radiographie.

radio m (plural radios)

  1. Short for radiotélégramme.

radio m or f by sense (plural radios)

  1. Short for radiotélégraphiste.

Derived terms

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

  1. radio

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

  1. (uncountable) radium

Etymology 3

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Learned borrowing from Latin radius.

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

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

Ido

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Etymology

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From radiar +‎ -o.

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Noun

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radio (plural radii)

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

Synonyms

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Ilocano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish radio.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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radio

  1. radio

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrad̪io̯]
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  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

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radio (first-person possessive radioku, second-person possessive radiomu, third-person possessive radionya)

  1. radio
    Synonyms: peti bicara, peti ngomong

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Interlingua

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Noun

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radio

  1. radio

Italian

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Chemical element
Ra
Previous: francio (Fr)
Next: attinio (Ac)

Etymology 1

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

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

Noun

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radio m (plural radi)

  1. (anatomy) radius
    Synonyms: radiale, osso radiale
  2. (obsolete) Alternative form of raggio
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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radio m (plural radi)

  1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 3

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Abbreviation. Compare English radio.

Noun

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radio f (invariable)

  1. radio

Etymology 4

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Verb

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radio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of radiare

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Latin

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Etymology

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From radius (spoke of a wheel) +‎ .

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Verb

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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

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   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 active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives radiāre radiāvisse radiātūrum esse radiārī radiātum esse radiātum īrī
participles radiāns radiātūrus radiātus radiandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
radiandī radiandō radiandum radiandō radiātum radiātū

Derived terms

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Noun

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radiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of radium

References

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  • "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

Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English radio.

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

  1. radio

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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

  1. (a) radio

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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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.

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French radio.

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Noun

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radio n (diminutive radyjko, related adjective radiowy)

  1. radio (a device that can receive the signal sent over radio waves)
    Synonyms: radioodbiornik, odbiornik radiowy
  2. radio station
    Synonyms: rozgłośnia, radiostacja, stacja radiowa

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nouns
prefixes

Further reading

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  • radio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • radio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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radio n (plural radiouri)

  1. radio

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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rȃdio m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑дио)

  1. radio
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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radio (Cyrillic spelling радио)

  1. masculine singular active past participle of raditi

Spanish

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Chemical element
Ra
Previous: francio (Fr)
Next: actinio (Ac)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Clipping of radiorreceptor.

Noun

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radio m or f same meaning (plural radios)

  1. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)
Usage notes
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  • Usually feminine, but often used as masculine in much of Latin America.
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of radiotransmisión and/or radiodifusora.

Noun

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radio f (plural radios)

  1. (communication) radio (industry, signal)
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of rayo.

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

  1. (anatomy) radius
  2. (geometry) radius
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Etymology 4

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

Noun

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radio m (plural radios)

  1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 5

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Verb

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radio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of radiar

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Swahili

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Noun

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radio (n class, plural radio)

  1. Alternative form of redio

Swedish

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Etymology

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From English radio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radio c

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

Declension

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Declension of radio 1.
nominative genitive
singular indefinite radio radios
definite radion radions
plural indefinite
definite
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Turkmen

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

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radio (definite accusative radiony, plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Declension

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Further reading

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

Uzbek

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Noun

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radio (plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Veps

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Etymology

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

Noun

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radio

  1. radio

Inflection

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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

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “радио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

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Etymology

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From English radio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radio m (plural radios, not mutable)

  1. radio

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Further reading

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  • 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