Radio

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/, [ˈʁaː.di.o], [ˈʁaː.djo]

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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 [neuter, strong]

	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

Related terms

• Radiorekorder, Radioreporter, Radiosender, Radioübertragung

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːti̯o/

Noun

Radio n (plural Radios)

1. radio

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Radio”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀaːdjo/

Noun

Radio m (plural Radioen)

1. radio

Plautdietsch

Noun

Radio n (plural Radios)

1. radio