videoclip

See also: video clip, vídeoclip, and vidéoclip

English

Etymology

From video- +‎ clip.

Noun

videoclip (plural videoclips)

1. Alternative form of video clip.
   • 2002, Thomas L. McPhail, Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends, Boston, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN, page 6:

     In the past, this weakness frequently was addressed by willing and well-trained U.S. embassy staffers who provided background briefings to visiting U.S. journalists in order to furnish them with “off the record” information and help them establish meetings and interviews. […] Although there is nothing intrinsically wrong with this practice, problems develop when journalists write their stories or file their videoclips without acknowledging the substantial influence or assistance of U.S. embassy personnel.

   • 2002, James W. Perry, David Morton, Joy B. Perry, Laboratory Manual for Starr and Taggart’s Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life and Starr’s Biology: Concepts and Applications, Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, →ISBN, page 734:

     Your instructor may demonstrate, show a videotape, ask you to watch videoclips on a computer, or simply tell you about the correct results. Record them in Table 46-4.

   • 2008, Charles E. Schaefer, Sophronia Kelly-Zion, Judith McCormick, Akiko Ohnogi, editors, Play Therapy for Very Young Children, Lanham, Md.: Jason Aronson, →ISBN, page 387:

     The CD-ROM is a replica of the one-day workshop (see below) and explains the Skill Sequence by showing over 30 videoclips of parents playing with their children. […] The unique feature of the DVD is that it shows dozens of videoclips of parents playing engagingly with their young child with ASD.

Aragonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bideoˈklip/
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: vi‧de‧o‧clip

Noun

videoclip m

1. music video

   Synonym: clip

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bideoˈklip/ [bi.ð̞e.oˈklip]
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: vi‧de‧o‧clip

Noun

videoclip m (plural videoclips)

1. music video

Further reading

• videoclip - sustantivu masculín, OslinAst: Lexicón abiertu de la llingua asturiana, Asturian Open Source Information Network.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˌbiˌðe̞ˌuˈklip]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌviˌðeˌoˈklip]
• IPA^(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˌbiˌðeˌoˈklip]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

videoclip m (plural videoclips)

1. music video

   Synonym: clip

   • 2013, “Teresa Rampell”, in Guillem Gisbert (lyrics), Guillem Gisbert and Roger Padilla (music), Atletes, baixin de l'escenari, performed by Manel:

     A les teles interrompen uns minuts els videoclips / I ara hi surt un periodista estressat pels teletips

     They interrupt the music videos on the TVs for a few minutes / and now a journalist, stressed by the teletypes, comes on

Further reading

• “videoclip”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “videoclip”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “videoclip” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vi‧deo‧clip

Noun

videoclip m (plural videoclips, diminutive videoclipje n)

1. music video

   Synonym: clip

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “videoclip”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
• “videoclip” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbideoklip/ [ˈbi.ð̞e.o.klip]
• Rhymes: -ideoklip

Noun

videoclip m (plural videoclips)

1. music video

Further reading

• “videoclip”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvi.de.oˈklip/
• Rhymes: -ip
• Hyphenation: vi‧de‧o‧clìp

Noun

videoclip m (invariable)

1. music video

   Synonyms: video musicale, video

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Noun

videoclip n (plural videoclipuri)

1. video
2. music video

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	videoclip	videoclipul	videoclipuri	videoclipurile
genitive-dative	videoclip	videoclipului	videoclipuri	videoclipurilor
vocative	videoclipule		videoclipurilor

Spanish

Alternative forms

• vídeoclip m

Etymology

Borrowed from French vidéoclip, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English videoclip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bideoˈklip/ [bi.ð̞e.oˈklip]
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: vi‧de‧o‧clip

Noun

videoclip m (plural videoclips)

1. music video

   Synonyms: clip, video musical

Further reading

• “videoclip”, 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