fjernsyn

Danish

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fjernsyn

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

fjern (“remote, distant”) +‎ syn (“sight, viewing”). Akin to German Fernseher.

Noun

fjernsyn n (singular definite fjernsynet, plural indefinite fjernsyn)

1. television

Inflection

Declension of fjernsyn

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjernsyn	fjernsynet	fjernsyn	fjernsynene
genitive	fjernsyns	fjernsynets	fjernsyns	fjernsynenes

Descendants

• Greenlandic: fjernsyni

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

fjernsyn

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From fjern +‎ syn. Akin to German Fernseher.

Noun

fjernsyn n (definite singular fjernsynet, indefinite plural fjernsyn, definite plural fjernsyna or fjernsynene)

1. television (the broadcast medium)
2. a television or television set

Derived terms

• fjernsynsapparat
• fjernsynskanal
• fjernsynsserie

References

• “fjernsyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fjarnsyn (dialectal spelling)

Etymology

Equivalent to fjern (“remote, distant”) +‎ syn (“vision”). Akin to German Fernseher.

Pronunciation

• (not in guttural R dialects) IPA^(key): /fjæɳsyːn/

Noun

fjernsyn n (definite singular fjernsynet, indefinite plural fjernsyn, definite plural fjernsyna)

1. TV (television set)

   Eg har kjøpt ny fjernsyn. ― I have bought a new TV.

2. television (program broadcasting), TV

   Kva viser dei på fjernsynet i dag? ― What's on TV today?

Synonyms

• TV

Derived terms

• fjernsynsapparat
• fjernsynskanal
• fjernsynsserie

References

• “fjernsyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.