sitcom

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

Shortening of situation comedy.

Noun

sitcom (plural sitcoms)

1. Situation comedy.

   Coordinate terms: romcom, sadcom

Alternative forms

• sit-com, sit com

Hypernyms

• comedy

Translations

situation comedy — see also situation comedy

Arabic: كُومِيدِيَا اَلْمَوْقِف f (kōmīdiyā l-mawqif) Chinese: Mandarin: 情景喜劇 / 情景喜剧 (qíngjǐng xǐjù), 處境喜劇 / 处境喜剧 (chǔjìng xǐjù) Finnish: tilannekomedia (fi) French: comédie de situation (fr) f, sitcom (fr) m Georgian: სიტკომი (siṭḳomi), სიტუაციური კომედია (siṭuaciuri ḳomedia) German: Sitcom (de) f Hungarian: szitkom (hu) Japanese: シットコム (shittokomu) Korean: 시트콤 (siteukom) Malay: sitkom Romanian: sitcom n Russian: ситуацио́нная коме́дия f (situaciónnaja komédija), ситко́м (ru) m (sitkóm), комеди́йное шо́у n (komedíjnoje šóu) Swedish: situationskomedi, sitcom Turkish: durum komedisi

Etymology 2

Noun

sitcom (plural sitcoms)

1. Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage.
   • 1992, Earl G. Hunt, Jr., Recovering the Sacred: Papers From the Sanctuary and the Academy, Jonathan Creek Press, →ISBN, page 254:

     "Today we have Grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), Dinks (those with dual-income, no kids), Sitcoms (those with single-income, two children, outrageous mortgages); and, just to recognize the graying populace in this country, Opals (older people with active lifestyles)."

   • 1993, Daniel Moreau, Kiplinger's Facing Forty: How to Deal Successfully with the Changes in Your Life, Kiplinger Books, →ISBN, page 7:

     "There are MINKs (multiple income, no kids) and what may be the acronym of the '90s, SITCOMs (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage)."

   • 2003, Judith Sealander, The Failed Century of the Child: Governing America's Young in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12:

     "By the end of the 1990s, in some circles, parents had become SITCOMS (single income, two children, oppressive mortgage) and those without children were THINKERS (two healthy incomes, no kids, early retirement)."

Alternative forms

• SITCOM

Anagrams

• Tomics

Finnish

Etymology

From English sitcom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitkom/, [ˈs̠it̪ko̞m]
• Rhymes: -itkom

Noun

sitcom (rare)

1. synonym of tilannekomedia

Declension

Inflection of sitcom (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sitcom	sitcomit
genitive		sitcomin	sitcomien
partitive		sitcomia	sitcomeja
illative		sitcomiin	sitcomeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sitcom	sitcomit
accusative	nom.	sitcom	sitcomit
	gen.	sitcomin
genitive		sitcomin	sitcomien
partitive		sitcomia	sitcomeja
inessive		sitcomissa	sitcomeissa
elative		sitcomista	sitcomeista
illative		sitcomiin	sitcomeihin
adessive		sitcomilla	sitcomeilla
ablative		sitcomilta	sitcomeilta
allative		sitcomille	sitcomeille
essive		sitcomina	sitcomeina
translative		sitcomiksi	sitcomeiksi
abessive		sitcomitta	sitcomeitta
instructive		—	sitcomein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sitcom (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sitcomini sitcomini accusative nom. sitcomini sitcomini gen. sitcomini genitive sitcomini sitcomieni partitive sitcomiani sitcomejani inessive sitcomissani sitcomeissani elative sitcomistani sitcomeistani illative sitcomiini sitcomeihini adessive sitcomillani sitcomeillani ablative sitcomiltani sitcomeiltani allative sitcomilleni sitcomeilleni essive sitcominani sitcomeinani translative sitcomikseni sitcomeikseni abessive sitcomittani sitcomeittani instructive — — comitative — sitcomeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sitcomisi sitcomisi accusative nom. sitcomisi sitcomisi gen. sitcomisi genitive sitcomisi sitcomiesi partitive sitcomiasi sitcomejasi inessive sitcomissasi sitcomeissasi elative sitcomistasi sitcomeistasi illative sitcomiisi sitcomeihisi adessive sitcomillasi sitcomeillasi ablative sitcomiltasi sitcomeiltasi allative sitcomillesi sitcomeillesi essive sitcominasi sitcomeinasi translative sitcomiksesi sitcomeiksesi abessive sitcomittasi sitcomeittasi instructive — — comitative — sitcomeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sitcomimme sitcomimme accusative nom. sitcomimme sitcomimme gen. sitcomimme genitive sitcomimme sitcomiemme partitive sitcomiamme sitcomejamme inessive sitcomissamme sitcomeissamme elative sitcomistamme sitcomeistamme illative sitcomiimme sitcomeihimme adessive sitcomillamme sitcomeillamme ablative sitcomiltamme sitcomeiltamme allative sitcomillemme sitcomeillemme essive sitcominamme sitcomeinamme translative sitcomiksemme sitcomeiksemme abessive sitcomittamme sitcomeittamme instructive — — comitative — sitcomeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sitcominne sitcominne accusative nom. sitcominne sitcominne gen. sitcominne genitive sitcominne sitcomienne partitive sitcomianne sitcomejanne inessive sitcomissanne sitcomeissanne elative sitcomistanne sitcomeistanne illative sitcomiinne sitcomeihinne adessive sitcomillanne sitcomeillanne ablative sitcomiltanne sitcomeiltanne allative sitcomillenne sitcomeillenne essive sitcominanne sitcomeinanne translative sitcomiksenne sitcomeiksenne abessive sitcomittanne sitcomeittanne instructive — — comitative — sitcomeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sitcominsa sitcominsa accusative nom. sitcominsa sitcominsa gen. sitcominsa genitive sitcominsa sitcomiensa partitive sitcomiaan sitcomiansa sitcomejaan sitcomejansa inessive sitcomissaan sitcomissansa sitcomeissaan sitcomeissansa elative sitcomistaan sitcomistansa sitcomeistaan sitcomeistansa illative sitcomiinsa sitcomeihinsa adessive sitcomillaan sitcomillansa sitcomeillaan sitcomeillansa ablative sitcomiltaan sitcomiltansa sitcomeiltaan sitcomeiltansa allative sitcomilleen sitcomillensa sitcomeilleen sitcomeillensa essive sitcominaan sitcominansa sitcomeinaan sitcomeinansa translative sitcomikseen sitcomiksensa sitcomeikseen sitcomeiksensa abessive sitcomittaan sitcomittansa sitcomeittaan sitcomeittansa instructive — — comitative — sitcomeineen sitcomeinensa

Further reading

• “sitcom”, 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 3 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English sitcom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sit.kɔm/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

sitcom m (plural sitcoms)

1. sitcom

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sitcom.

Noun

sitcom f (invariable)

1. sitcom (situation-comedy)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sitcom.

Noun

sitcom (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural sitcoms)

1. sitcom; situation comedy

   Synonym: comédia de situação

Further reading

• “sitcom”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “sitcom”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sitcom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sidˈkom/ [sið̞ˈkõm]
• Rhymes: -om
• Syllabification: sit‧com

Noun

sitcom m (plural sitcoms)

1. sitcom