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

English

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A radio receiver from 2000.

Etymology

Short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio (countable and uncountable, plural radios)

  1. (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
    send a message by radio
  2. (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
    We heard a lovely song on the radio.
  3. (countable) On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
    • 2018 February 6, Jonathan Amos, “Elon Musk's huge Falcon Heavy rocket set for launch”, in BBC News‎, London, United Kingdom: BBC, retrieved 2018-02-07:
      David Bowie's classic hit Space Oddity will be looping on the radio as the car is hurled into an elliptical orbit that stretches out to Mars' orbit around the Sun.
  4. (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
  5. (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ラジオ (rajio)
    • → Hokkien: la-jí-o͘h

Translations

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Verb

radio (third-person singular simple present radios, present participle radioing, simple past and past participle radioed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
    I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.
  2. (transitive) To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
    • 2002, Jack Dave, Death Bridge, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 40:
      “Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”
    • 2006, Angie Morgan with Courtney Lynch, Leading from the front: no excuse leadership tactics for women, page 111:
      When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me.
    • 2006, Kimberly Johnson, Amy's Secret, page 14:
      When she arrived, she was told that Tad wasn't there and to have a seat and wait while they radioed him in.

Translations

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio (plural radio's)

  1. radio

Asturian

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

  1. radio

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio (definite accusative radionu, plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Declension

    Declension of radio
singular plural
nominative radio
 radiolar
definite accusative radionu
 radioları
dative radioya
 radiolara
locative radioda
 radiolarda
ablative radiodan
 radiolardan
definite genitive radionun
 radioların
    Possessive forms of radio
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radiom radiolarım
sənin (“your”) radion radioların
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosu radioları
bizim (“our”) radiomuz radiolarımız
sizin (“your”) radionuz radiolarınız
onların (“their”) radiosu or radioları radioları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radiomu radiolarımı
sənin (“your”) radionu radiolarını
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosunu radiolarını
bizim (“our”) radiomuzu radiolarımızı
sizin (“your”) radionuzu radiolarınızı
onların (“their”) radiosunu or radiolarını radiolarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radioma radiolarıma
sənin (“your”) radiona radiolarına
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosuna radiolarına
bizim (“our”) radiomuza radiolarımıza
sizin (“your”) radionuza radiolarınıza
onların (“their”) radiosuna or radiolarına radiolarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radiomda radiolarımda
sənin (“your”) radionda radiolarında
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosunda radiolarında
bizim (“our”) radiomuzda radiolarımızda
sizin (“your”) radionuzda radiolarınızda
onların (“their”) radiosunda or radiolarında radiolarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radiomdan radiolarımdan
sənin (“your”) radiondan radiolarından
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosundan radiolarından
bizim (“our”) radiomuzdan radiolarımızdan
sizin (“your”) radionuzdan radiolarınızdan
onların (“their”) radiosundan or radiolarından radiolarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) radiomun radiolarımın
sənin (“your”) radionun radiolarının
onun (“his/her/its”) radiosunun radiolarının
bizim (“our”) radiomuzun radiolarımızın
sizin (“your”) radionuzun radiolarınızın
onların (“their”) radiosunun or radiolarının radiolarının

Further reading

  • “radio” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /radio/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish radio (“radium”), from French radium.

Noun

radio inan

  1. radium
Declension
Declension of radio (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular
absolutive radio radioa
ergative — radioak
dative — radioari
genitive — radioaren
comitative — radioarekin
causative — radioarengatik
benefactive — radioarentzat
instrumental radioz radioaz
inessive — radioan
locative — —
allative — —
terminative — —
directive — —
destinative — —
ablative — —
partitive radiorik —
prolative radiotzat —

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish radio (“radio”).

Noun

radio inan

  1. Nonstandard form of erradio (“radius”).
Declension
Declension of radio (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive radio radioa radioak
ergative radiok radioak radioek
dative radiori radioari radioei
genitive radioren radioaren radioen
comitative radiorekin radioarekin radioekin
causative radiorengatik radioarengatik radioengatik
benefactive radiorentzat radioarentzat radioentzat
instrumental radioz radioaz radioez
inessive radiotan radioan radioetan
locative radiotako radioko radioetako
allative radiotara radiora radioetara
terminative radiotaraino radioraino radioetaraino
directive radiotarantz radiorantz radioetarantz
destinative radiotarako radiorako radioetarako
ablative radiotatik radiotik radioetatik
partitive radiorik — —
prolative radiotzat — —

Further reading

  • "radio" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “radio” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Compare English radio.

Noun

radio

  1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio
nominative radio
genitive radionıñ
dative radioğa
accusative radionı
locative radioda
ablative radiodan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

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Noun

radio c (singular definite radioen, plural indefinite radioer)

  1. (technology) radio

Inflection

Declension of radio
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative radio radioen radioer radioerne
genitive radios radioens radioers radioernes

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio, from Latin radius. Doublet of radius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːdijoː/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio m (plural radio's, diminutive radiootje n)

  1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

Descendants

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Noun

radio (accusative singular radion, plural radioj, accusative plural radiojn)

  1. radio
  2. radius
  3. ray

Synonyms

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish radio (“radio”) or English radio

Pronunciation

Noun

radio

  1. radio (technology)
  2. radio (receiver or transmitter)
  3. radio (type of media)
  4. (in compounds) radio- (of or pertaining to radiowaves)

Declension

Inflection of radio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative radio radiot
genitive radion radioiden
radioitten
partitive radiota radioita
illative radioon radioihin
singular plural
nominative radio radiot
accusative nom. radio radiot
gen. radion
genitive radion radioiden
radioitten
partitive radiota radioita
inessive radiossa radioissa
elative radiosta radioista
illative radioon radioihin
adessive radiolla radioilla
ablative radiolta radioilta
allative radiolle radioille
essive radiona radioina
translative radioksi radioiksi
abessive radiotta radioitta
instructive — radioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of radio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative radioni radioni
accusative nom. radioni radioni
gen. radioni
genitive radioni radioideni
radioitteni
partitive radiotani radioitani
inessive radiossani radioissani
elative radiostani radioistani
illative radiooni radioihini
adessive radiollani radioillani
ablative radioltani radioiltani
allative radiolleni radioilleni
essive radionani radioinani
translative radiokseni radioikseni
abessive radiottani radioittani
instructive — —
comitative — radioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative radiosi radiosi
accusative nom. radiosi radiosi
gen. radiosi
genitive radiosi radioidesi
radioittesi
partitive radiotasi radioitasi
inessive radiossasi radioissasi
elative radiostasi radioistasi
illative radioosi radioihisi
adessive radiollasi radioillasi
ablative radioltasi radioiltasi
allative radiollesi radioillesi
essive radionasi radioinasi
translative radioksesi radioiksesi
abessive radiottasi radioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — radioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative radiomme radiomme
accusative nom. radiomme radiomme
gen. radiomme
genitive radiomme radioidemme
radioittemme
partitive radiotamme radioitamme
inessive radiossamme radioissamme
elative radiostamme radioistamme
illative radioomme radioihimme
adessive radiollamme radioillamme
ablative radioltamme radioiltamme
allative radiollemme radioillemme
essive radionamme radioinamme
translative radioksemme radioiksemme
abessive radiottamme radioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — radioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative radionne radionne
accusative nom. radionne radionne
gen. radionne
genitive radionne radioidenne
radioittenne
partitive radiotanne radioitanne
inessive radiossanne radioissanne
elative radiostanne radioistanne
illative radioonne radioihinne
adessive radiollanne radioillanne
ablative radioltanne radioiltanne
allative radiollenne radioillenne
essive radionanne radioinanne
translative radioksenne radioiksenne
abessive radiottanne radioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — radioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative radionsa radionsa
accusative nom. radionsa radionsa
gen. radionsa
genitive radionsa radioidensa
radioittensa
partitive radiotaan
radiotansa 		radioitaan
radioitansa
inessive radiossaan
radiossansa 		radioissaan
radioissansa
elative radiostaan
radiostansa 		radioistaan
radioistansa
illative radioonsa radioihinsa
adessive radiollaan
radiollansa 		radioillaan
radioillansa
ablative radioltaan
radioltansa 		radioiltaan
radioiltansa
allative radiolleen
radiollensa 		radioilleen
radioillensa
essive radionaan
radionansa 		radioinaan
radioinansa
translative radiokseen
radioksensa 		radioikseen
radioiksensa
abessive radiottaan
radiottansa 		radioittaan
radioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — radioineen
radioinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

French

Etymology

An abbreviation of words like radiotélégramme, radiotélégraphiste, radiodiffusion, etc. Compare English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

  1. radio, tuner

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

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Etymology 1

An abbreviation based on words beginning with the root radio-. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. a radio

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. (uncountable) radium

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin radius.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. radius (of a circular object)
  2. (anatomy) radius (bone in the forearm)

Ido

Etymology

From radiar +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio (plural radii)

  1. ray, beam, gleam
  2. radio (device)
  3. (geometry) radius
  4. (of a wheel) spoke
  5. (ichthyology) ray, skate

Synonyms

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish radio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾadjo/,
  • Hyphenation: rad‧io

Noun

radio

  1. radio

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch radio, from English radio, from Latin radius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio (first-person possessive radioku, second-person possessive radiomu, third-person possessive radionya)

  1. radio
    Synonyms: peti bicara, peti ngomong

Derived terms

Further reading

Interlingua

Noun

radio

  1. radio

Italian

Chemical element
Ra
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Next: attinio (Ac)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of raggio, razzo, and rai, the first two of which were inherited from Latin, while the last was borrowed from Occitan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.djo/
  • Rhymes: -adjo
  • Hyphenation: rà‧dio

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

  1. (anatomy) radius
    Synonyms: radiale, osso radiale
  2. (obsolete) Alternative form of raggio
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radi)

  1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 3

Abbreviation. Compare English radio.

Noun

radio f (invariable)

  1. radio

Etymology 4

Verb

radio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of radiare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

radius (“spoke of a wheel”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

radiō (present infinitive radiāre, perfect active radiāvī, supine radiātum); first conjugation

  1. (active voice) to cause to radiate, irradiate
  2. (passive voice) to radiate, emit beams

Conjugation

   Conjugation of radiō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present radiō radiās radiat radiāmus radiātis radiant
imperfect radiābam radiābās radiābat radiābāmus radiābātis radiābant
future radiābō radiābis radiābit radiābimus radiābitis radiābunt
perfect radiāvī radiāvistī radiāvit radiāvimus radiāvistis radiāvērunt,
radiāvēre
pluperfect radiāveram radiāverās radiāverat radiāverāmus radiāverātis radiāverant
future perfect radiāverō radiāveris radiāverit radiāverimus radiāveritis radiāverint
passive present radior radiāris,
radiāre 		radiātur radiāmur radiāminī radiantur
imperfect radiābar radiābāris,
radiābāre 		radiābātur radiābāmur radiābāminī radiābantur
future radiābor radiāberis,
radiābere 		radiābitur radiābimur radiābiminī radiābuntur
perfect radiātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect radiātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect radiātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present radiem radiēs radiet radiēmus radiētis radient
imperfect radiārem radiārēs radiāret radiārēmus radiārētis radiārent
perfect radiāverim radiāverīs radiāverit radiāverīmus radiāverītis radiāverint
pluperfect radiāvissem radiāvissēs radiāvisset radiāvissēmus radiāvissētis radiāvissent
passive present radier radiēris,
radiēre 		radiētur radiēmur radiēminī radientur
imperfect radiārer radiārēris,
radiārēre 		radiārētur radiārēmur radiārēminī radiārentur
perfect radiātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect radiātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — radiā — — radiāte —
future — radiātō radiātō — radiātōte radiantō
passive present — radiāre — — radiāminī —
future — radiātor radiātor — — radiantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives radiāre radiāvisse radiātūrum esse radiārī radiātum esse radiātum īrī
participles radiāns — radiātūrus — radiātus radiandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
radiandī radiandō radiandum radiandō radiātum radiātū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Noun

radiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of radium

References

  • "radio", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "radio", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English radio.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. radio

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioer, definite plural radioene)

  1. (a) radio

Derived terms

References

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Noun

radio m (definite singular radioen, indefinite plural radioar, definite plural radioane)

  1. (a) radio
    • 1926, Olav Langeland, Rikare liv:
      Det vedunderet som me no kallar radio, hev synt det endå klårare. Det er ljosbylgjor som er so små og snøgge, og sume so langsame at ikkje noko menneskjeauga kann uppfanga dei.
      The miracle that we now call radio has shown this even clearer. It is light waves that are so small and fast, and some so slow that no human eye can perceive them.

Derived terms

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio n (diminutive radyjko)

  1. radio (a device that can receive the signal sent over radio waves)
    Synonyms: radioodbiornik, odbiornik radiowy
  2. radio station
    Synonyms: rozgłośnia, radiostacja, stacja radiowa

Declension

Declension of radio
singular plural
nominative radio radia
genitive radia (radiów)
dative radiu radiom
accusative radio radia
instrumental radiem radiami
locative radiu (radio) radiach
vocative radio radia

Derived terms

Further reading

  • radio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • radio in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French radio, German Radio; compare also English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio n (plural radiouri)

  1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) radio radioul (niște) radiouri radiourile
genitive/dative (unui) radio radioului (unor) radiouri radiourilor
vocative radioule radiourilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /râːdio/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o

Noun

rȃdio m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑дио)

  1. radio
Declension
Declension of radio
singular plural
nominative rȃdio radiji
genitive rȃdija radija
dative radiju radijima
accusative radio radije
vocative radio radiji
locative radiju radijima
instrumental rȃdiom radijima

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

radio (Cyrillic spelling радио)

  1. masculine singular active past participle of raditi

Spanish

Chemical element
Ra
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Next: actinio (Ac)
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈradjo/
  • Rhymes: -adjo
  • Syllabification: ra‧dio

Etymology 1

Clipping of radiorreceptor.

Noun

radio m or f same meaning (plural radios)

  1. (electronics, home appliance) radio (device)
Usage notes
  • Usually feminine, but often used as masculine in much of Latin America.
Descendants

Etymology 2

Clipping of radiotransmisión and/or radiodifusora.

Noun

radio f (plural radios)

  1. (communication) radio (industry, signal)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin radius. Doublet of rayo.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. (anatomy) radius
  2. (geometry) radius
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French radium, from radio(actif) + -ium.

Noun

radio m (plural radios)

  1. (chemistry) radium

Etymology 5

Verb

radio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of radiar

Further reading

Anagrams

Swahili

Noun

radio (n class, plural radio)

  1. Alternative form of redio

Swedish

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio c

  1. (uncountable) radio (communication using radio waves)
  2. radio; receiver (device for receiving broadcast radio signals)

Declension

Declension of radio 1.
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative radio radion — —
Genitive radios radions — —
Declension of radio 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative radio radion radior radiorna
Genitive radios radions radiors radiornas
Declension of radio 2.
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative radio radion radioapparater radioapparaterna
Genitive radios radions radioapparaters radioapparaternas

Related terms

See also

References

Turkmen

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Noun

radio (definite accusative radiony, plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Declension

Declension of radio
singular plural
nominative radio radiolar
accusative radiony radiolary
genitive radionuň radiolaryň
dative radiā radiolara
locative radioda radiolarda
ablative radiodan radiolardan

Further reading

  • “radio” in Enedilim.com
  • “radio” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

Noun

radio (plural radiolar)

  1. radio

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

radio

  1. radio

Inflection

Inflection of radio (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. radio
genitive sing. radion
partitive sing. radiod
partitive plur. radioid
singular plural
nominative radio radiod
accusative radion radiod
genitive radion radioiden
partitive radiod radioid
essive-instructive radion radioin
translative radioks radioikš
inessive radios radioiš
elative radiospäi radioišpäi
illative radioho radioihe
adessive radiol radioil
ablative radiolpäi radioilpäi
allative radiole radioile
abessive radiota radioita
comitative radionke radioidenke
prolative radiodme radioidme
approximative I radionno radioidenno
approximative II radionnoks radioidennoks
egressive radionnopäi radioidennopäi
terminative I radiohosai radioihesai
terminative II radiolesai radioilesai
terminative III radiossai —
additive I radiohopäi radioihepäi
additive II radiolepäi radioilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “радио”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Etymology

From English radio.

Pronunciation

Noun

radio m (plural radios, not mutable)

  1. radio

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Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “radio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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