telegraf

Czech

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French télégraphe. Compound of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”) + -γράφος (-gráfos). As if tele- +‎ -graf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlɛɡraf/
• Rhymes: -raf
• Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• telegraficky
• telegrafický
• telegrafie
• telegrafista
• telegrafistka
• telegrafní
• telegrafovat

Related terms

• telegram

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Danish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

telegraf c (singular definite telegrafen, plural indefinite telegrafer)

1. telegraph

Inflection

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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Polish

Noun

telegraf m inan

1. telegraph

Declension

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

Related terms

• telegrafia
• telegraficzny

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

telègraf m (Cyrillic spelling телѐграф)

1. telegraph

Declension

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

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Vilamovian

Noun

telegraf m

1. telegraph