tele-
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ/, /ˈtɛl.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ə/
PrefixEdit
tele-
- over a distance
- telephone
- television
- telecast
- telefantasy
- telethon
- telegraph
- telepost
- teletape
- telephone
- telecheck
- telesales
- teleport
- telebooth
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
over a distance
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relating to television
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AnagramsEdit
BasqueEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PrefixEdit
tele-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “tele-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tele-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “tele-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tele-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
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Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
PrefixEdit
tele-
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EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
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FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Internationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
SynonymsEdit
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AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
- tele- (1 and 2)
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HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).[1]
PrefixEdit
tele-
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From the adverb tele (“full”).
PrefixEdit
tele-
- (verbal prefix) to the brim, fully, over an entire extent
- pakol (“to pack”) → telepakol (“to fill up something fully with something”)
- firkál (“to scribble”) → telefirkál (“to scribble all over, to fill the available space completely with scribble”)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
ItalianEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
- tele- (all senses)
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AnagramsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PrefixEdit
tele-
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “tele-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
PrefixEdit
tele-
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “tele-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
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Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
- tele- (over a distance)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PrefixEdit
tele- (Cyrillic spelling теле-)
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
- tele- (1 and 2)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “tele-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
PrefixEdit
tele-
- tele-; bridging large distances (e.g. telepati, telefon, telepresens)
- tele-; pertaining to telecommunications (e.g. televerk, telebolag, teleingenjör)
Usage notesEdit
- In 1953 the Swedish telegraph and telephone administration, previously known as telegrafverket, was renamed televerket.