iPod

See also: ipod

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

the iPod

Wikipedia

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Italic *ənter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *neHd-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *natją

Proto-West Germanic *nati

Old English nett

Middle English net

English net

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom

Proto-Germanic *werką

Proto-West Germanic *werk

Old English weorc

Middle English werk

English work

English network

English internetwork

English Internet

English i-

English pod

English iPod

Coined (and trademarked) by Apple, from i- +‎ pod, suggesting a small place to keep things. Inspired by the space shuttles in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the quote, "Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

iPod (plural iPods)

1. (trademark) A portable music player made by Apple.
   • 2009, What's Up, Britain?, page 42:

     Britain's twenty-somethings have become iPod-carrying Dick Whittingtons, drawn to London by the prospect of large salaries and hopes of a vibrant social life.

   • 2009, “Replay”, performed by Iyaz:

     […] It's like my iPod stuck on replay

   • 2010 October 26, Derek Thompson, “The iPod Is Dead to Me”, in The Atlantic‎:

     Like most people I know, I almost always listen to music while I walk. But I don't own an iPod. I don't own a Zune. And I don't own a Walkman (they finally stopped making those last week).

2. (by extension) Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Coordinate terms

(Apple):

• Walkman
• Discman

(genericized):

• pocket radio
• walkman
• discman

Derived terms

• iPodification
• iPod tax
• iTouch
• podcast
• podcasting
• podestrian
• podfic

Related terms

• iPad
• iMac
• iBook
• iPhone

Translations

device

Arabic: آي بُود m (ʔāy pud) Dutch: iPod (nl) c French: iPod (fr) German: iPod (de) m Hawaiian: iPoka Hebrew: אייפוד m (aypod) Hindi: आइपॉड (āipŏḍ) Japanese: iPod (アイポッド, Aipoddo) Korean: 아이팟 (Aipat) Lithuanian: aipòdas m Navajo: hiTSʼezh Persian: آی‌پاد (ây-pâd) Polish: iPod m Portuguese: iPod m Russian: айпо́д (ru) m (ajpód) Spanish: iPod m Swedish: iPod, ipod Turkish: iPod

References

• Sam Costello (24 June 2019), “How the iPod Got Its Name”, in Lifewire, retrieved 22 August 2019

Anagrams

• Diop, poid

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English iPod.

Pronunciation

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Noun

iPod

1. iPod (the Apple iPod)
2. iPod (a generic personal portable MP3 player)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English iPod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aj.pɔd/

• Audio (France):

  (file)

Noun

iPod m (plural iPods)

1. iPod (the Apple iPod)
2. iPod (a generic personal portable MP3 player)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

iPod

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English iPod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj.pɔt/
• Rhymes: -ajpɔt
• Syllabification: i‧Pod

Noun

iPod m animal

1. iPod (portable music player made by Apple)

Declension

Declension of iPod

	singular	plural
nominative	iPod	iPody
genitive	iPoda	iPodów
dative	iPodowi	iPodom
accusative	iPoda	iPody
instrumental	iPodem	iPodami
locative	iPodzie	iPodach
vocative	iPodzie	iPody

Further reading

• iPod in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈpɔ.d͡ʒi/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔ.d͡ʒi], /ajˈpɔd͡ʒ/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔd͡ʒ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈpɔ.d͡ʒi/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔ.d͡ʒi], /ajˈpɔd͡ʒ/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔd͡ʒ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈpɔd͡ʒ/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔd͡ʒ], /ajˈpɔ.d͡ʒi/ [aɪ̯ˈpɔ.d͡ʒi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ajˈpɔd/ [ajˈpɔð]

Noun

iPod m (plural iPods)

1. iPod (portable music player produced by Apple Inc.)