telegraf

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French télégraphe. Compound of Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”) + -γράφος (-gráphos).[1][2][3] As if tele- +‎ -graf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛɡraf]
  • Rhymes: -raf
  • Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf

Noun[edit]

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telegraf m inan

  1. (historical) telegraph [18th c.]
    • 1894, Karel Ryska, “Edison”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎[1], volume 8, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:
      Naučiv se na stanicích zacházeti s telegrafem a seznav jeho podstatu, vymýšlel od té doby různé apparáty elektrické, až r. 1862 obdržel místo v telegrafické kanceláři v Port Huroně.
      Having learned how to work with the telegraph and having understood its nature, he kept inventing various electrical apparatuses from that time, until he finally received a job in a telegraphic office in Port Huron.
  2. (historical) institution providing telegraphic services
    • 1894, Vladimír Pech, “Morava”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎[2], volumes 28 – Doplňky, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:
      Telegraf státní má na Moravě 331 úřadů.
      The state telegraph has 331 offices in Moravia.

Declension[edit]

Declension of telegraf (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative telegraf telegrafy
genitive telegrafu telegrafů
dative telegrafu telegrafům
accusative telegraf telegrafy
vocative telegrafe telegrafy
locative telegrafu telegrafech
instrumental telegrafem telegrafy

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “telegraf”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 716
  2. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “tele-”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 716
  3. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “-graf”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 596

Further reading[edit]

  • telegraf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • telegraf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /teleɡraːf/, [tˢeleɡ̊ʁɑːˀf]

Noun[edit]

telegraf c (singular definite telegrafen, plural indefinite telegrafer)

  1. telegraph

Inflection[edit]

Declension of telegraf
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative telegraf telegrafen telegrafer telegraferne
genitive telegrafs telegrafens telegrafers telegrafernes

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Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch telegraaf, from French télégraphe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [teˈleɡraf]
  • Hyphenation: té‧lé‧graf

Noun[edit]

telegraf (first-person possessive telegrafku, second-person possessive telegrafmu, third-person possessive telegrafnya)

  1. telegraph.

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; compare English telegraph, French télégraphe, German Telegraph. By surface analysis, tele- +‎ -graf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈlɛ.ɡraf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡraf
  • Syllabification: te‧le‧graf

Noun[edit]

telegraf m inan

  1. (historical, telegraphy) telegraph (electrical device)

Declension[edit]

Declension of telegraf
singular plural
nominative telegraf telegrafy
genitive telegrafu telegrafów
dative telegrafowi telegrafom
accusative telegraf telegrafy
instrumental telegrafem telegrafami
locative telegrafie telegrafach
vocative telegrafie telegrafy

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
nouns
verbs

Related terms[edit]

adverb
nouns

Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French télégraphe. By surface analysis, tele- +‎ -graf.

Noun[edit]

telegraf n (plural telegrafe)

  1. telegraph

Declension[edit]

Declension of telegraf
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) telegraf telegraful (niște) telegrafe telegrafele
genitive/dative (unui) telegraf telegrafului (unor) telegrafe telegrafelor
vocative telegrafule telegrafelor

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /telěɡraf/
  • Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf

Noun[edit]

telègraf m (Cyrillic spelling телѐграф)

  1. telegraph

Declension[edit]

Declension of telegraf
singular plural
nominative telegraf telegrafi
genitive telegrafa telegrafa
dative telegrafu telegrafima
accusative telegraf telegrafe
vocative telegrafe telegrafi
locative telegrafu telegrafima
instrumental telegrafom telegrafima

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

telegraf c

  1. telegraph

Declension[edit]

Declension of telegraf 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative telegraf telegrafen telegrafer telegraferna
Genitive telegrafs telegrafens telegrafers telegrafernas

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See also[edit]

Vilamovian[edit]

Noun[edit]

telegraf m

  1. telegraph
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