multimedia

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English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ media.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məltiˈmiːdi.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːdiə

Noun

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multimedia (uncountable)

  1. The combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.

Descendants

Translations

Adjective

multimedia (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to this combined use of media
  2. (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package

Translations

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See also

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English multimedia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmultiˌmediɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ediɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): multi‧media

Noun

multimedia

  1. multimedia

Declension

Inflection of multimedia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative multimedia multimediat
genitive multimedian multimedioiden
multimedioitten
partitive multimediaa multimedioita
illative multimediaan multimedioihin
singular plural
nominative multimedia multimediat
accusative nom. multimedia multimediat
gen. multimedian
genitive multimedian multimedioiden
multimedioitten
multimediain rare
partitive multimediaa multimedioita
inessive multimediassa multimedioissa
elative multimediasta multimedioista
illative multimediaan multimedioihin
adessive multimedialla multimedioilla
ablative multimedialta multimedioilta
allative multimedialle multimedioille
essive multimediana multimedioina
translative multimediaksi multimedioiksi
abessive multimediatta multimedioitta
instructive multimedioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of multimedia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English multimedia.

Noun

multimedia m (invariable)

  1. multimedia

Adjective

multimedia (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of multimediale

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English multimedia, French multimédia, German Multimedia. By surface analysis, multi- +‎ media.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mul.tiˈmɛ.dja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdja
  • Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia

Noun

multimedia nvir pl (related adjective multimedialny)

  1. multimedia (combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea)
  2. (computing) multimedia (IT products in the form of programs, games, etc., using images, sound, animation, or other means that affect the active use of the user)

Declension

adverbs
nouns

Further reading

  • multimedia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • multimedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • multimedia in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French multimédia.

Adjective

multimedia m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. multimedia

Declension

invariable singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite multimedia multimedia multimedia multimedia
definite
genitive-
dative
indefinite multimedia multimedia multimedia multimedia
definite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English multimedia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /multiˈmedja/
  • Rhymes: -edja
  • Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia

Noun

multimedia f (plural multimedias)

  1. (computing) multimedia

Adjective

multimedia (invariable)

  1. (computing) multimedia, media

Further reading