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English
Etymology
Noun
playback (usually uncountable, plural playbacks)
- The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
- (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Lip-syncing.
Derived terms
Translations
replaying of recorded sound or moving images
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Finnish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback
Declension
- Preferred when written:
| Inflection of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | playback | playbackit | |
| genitive | playbackin | playbackien | |
| partitive | playbackia | playbackeja | |
| illative | playbackiin | playbackeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | playback | playbackit | |
| accusative | nom. | playback | playbackit |
| gen. | playbackin | ||
| genitive | playbackin | playbackien | |
| partitive | playbackia | playbackeja | |
| inessive | playbackissa | playbackeissa | |
| elative | playbackista | playbackeista | |
| illative | playbackiin | playbackeihin | |
| adessive | playbackilla | playbackeilla | |
| ablative | playbackilta | playbackeilta | |
| allative | playbackille | playbackeille | |
| essive | playbackina | playbackeina | |
| translative | playbackiksi | playbackeiksi | |
| abessive | playbackitta | playbackeitta | |
| instructive | — | playbackein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
- Used when speaking:
| Inflection of playback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | playback | playbackit | |
| genitive | playbackin | playbackien | |
| partitive | playbackiä | playbackejä | |
| illative | playbackiin | playbackeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | playback | playbackit | |
| accusative | nom. | playback | playbackit |
| gen. | playbackin | ||
| genitive | playbackin | playbackien | |
| partitive | playbackiä | playbackejä | |
| inessive | playbackissä | playbackeissä | |
| elative | playbackistä | playbackeistä | |
| illative | playbackiin | playbackeihin | |
| adessive | playbackillä | playbackeillä | |
| ablative | playbackiltä | playbackeiltä | |
| allative | playbackille | playbackeille | |
| essive | playbackinä | playbackeinä | |
| translative | playbackiksi | playbackeiksi | |
| abessive | playbackittä | playbackeittä | |
| instructive | — | playbackein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “playback”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music, North America) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
- (music, singing, Europe) lip-syncing, lip-synching
- Synonym: surjeu
- Elle a chanté sa dernière chanson en playback.
- She lipsynced her last song.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m (invariable)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
- Si è scoperto in seguito che aveva cantato tutto il concerto in playback.
- It was later discovered he had lip-synced the whole concert.
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m inan
Declension
Declension of playback
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | playback | playbacki |
| genitive | playbacku | playbacków |
| dative | playbackowi | playbackom |
| accusative | playback | playbacki |
| instrumental | playbackiem | playbackami |
| locative | playbacku | playbackach |
| vocative | playbacku | playbacki |
Further reading
- playback in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Spanish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, from French playback, and this from English playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing, lip-synching
- Cantó su última canción haciendo playback.
- She lipsynced her last song.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “playback”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, from English playback.
Noun
playback c
- (music, singing) playback singing
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
- Det där är uppenbarligen playback
- That's obviously lip-syncing
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | playback | playbacks |
| definite | playbacken | playbackens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |