multimedia
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmʌltiˈmidi.ə/
Audio (US): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmɐltiˈmiːdi.ə/, /ˌmaltiˈmiːdi.ə/
- Rhymes: -iːdiə
Noun
multimedia (uncountable)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: multimedia
- → Hungarian: multimédia
- → Italian: multimedia
- → Japanese: マルチメディア (maruchimedia)
- → Korean: 멀티미디어 (meoltimidieo)
- → Russian: мультиме́диа (mulʹtimédia)
- → Kazakh: мультимедиа (multimedia)
- → Spanish: multimedia
Translations
The use of different media to convey information
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Adjective
multimedia (not comparable)
- of, or relating to this combined use of media
- (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package
Translations
of, or relating to this combined use of media
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(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
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See also
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmultiˌmediɑ/, [ˈmul̪t̪iˌme̞diɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ediɑ
- Syllabification(key): mul‧ti‧me‧di‧a
- Hyphenation(key): multi‧media
Noun
multimedia
Declension
| Inflection of multimedia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | multimedia | multimediat | |
| genitive | multimedian | multimedioiden multimedioitten | |
| partitive | multimediaa | multimedioita | |
| illative | multimediaan | multimedioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | multimedia | multimediat | |
| accusative | nom. | multimedia | multimediat |
| gen. | multimedian | ||
| genitive | multimedian | multimedioiden multimedioitten multimediain rare | |
| partitive | multimediaa | multimedioita | |
| inessive | multimediassa | multimedioissa | |
| elative | multimediasta | multimedioista | |
| illative | multimediaan | multimedioihin | |
| adessive | multimedialla | multimedioilla | |
| ablative | multimedialta | multimedioilta | |
| allative | multimedialle | multimedioille | |
| essive | multimediana | multimedioina | |
| translative | multimediaksi | multimedioiksi | |
| abessive | multimediatta | multimedioitta | |
| instructive | — | multimedioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “multimedia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Noun
multimedia m (invariable)
Adjective
multimedia (invariable)
- alternative form of multimediale
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English multimedia, French multimédia, German Multimedia. By surface analysis, multi- + media.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mul.tiˈmɛ.dja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdja
- Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia
Noun
multimedia nvir pl (related adjective multimedialny)
- multimedia (combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea)
- (computing) multimedia (IT products in the form of programs, games, etc., using images, sound, animation, or other means that affect the active use of the user)
Declension
Declension of multimedia
| plural | |
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| nominative | multimedia |
| genitive | multimediów |
| dative | multimediom |
| accusative | multimedia |
| instrumental | multimediami |
| locative | multimediach |
| vocative | multimedia |
Related terms
adverbs
- multimedialnie
nouns
- multimedialność
Further reading
- “multimedia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “multimedia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)
- multimedia in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French multimédia.
Adjective
multimedia m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | multimedia | multimedia | multimedia | multimedia | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | multimedia | multimedia | multimedia | multimedia | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /multiˈmedja/ [mul̪.t̪iˈme.ð̞ja]
- Rhymes: -edja
- Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia
Noun
multimedia f (plural multimedias)
Adjective
multimedia (invariable)
Further reading
- “multimedia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025