Radio

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

German

Etymology

Circa 1920, from English radio, short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːdi̯o/, ,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Radio n (strong, genitive Radios, plural Radios)

  1. (uncountable) radio (technology that allows broadcasters to transmit audio programs; such programs)
    Synonym: Hörfunk
  2. (countable) radio (device for receiving such programs)
    Synonyms: Radiogerät, Hörfunkgerät, Radioempfänger, Hörfunkempfänger

Usage notes

  • For radio with several transmitters, as employed e.g. by police, use Funk (technology) and Funkgerät (device).

Declension

Declension of Radio
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Radio die Radios
genitive eines des Radios der Radios
dative einem dem Radio den Radios
accusative ein das Radio die Radios

Descendants

  • → Czech: rádio
  • → Lower Sorbian: radijo

Further reading

  • “Radio” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Radio” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Radio” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Radio n (plural Radios)

  1. radio

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Radio m (plural Radioen)

  1. radio

Plautdietsch

Noun

Radio n (plural Radios)

  1. radio
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