Radio

Radio

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

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Radio

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Radio is the 160975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100 individuals. Radio is most common among White (94%) individuals.

German

Etymology

Circa 1920, from English radio, short for radiotelegraphy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːdi̯o/, [ˈʁaː.di.o], [ˈʁaː.djo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

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

Descendants

  • Czech: rádio
  • Lower Sorbian: radijo

Further reading

  • Radio”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • 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