tele-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tele"
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ/, /ˈtɛl.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ə/
Prefix
edittele-
- over a distance
- telegram
- telerobot
- television
- telecast
- telefantasy
- telethon
- telegraph
- telepost
- teletape
- teletypewriter
- telephone
- telecheck
- telesales
- teleport
- telebooth
- telecommunication
- telemarketing
Derived terms
editTranslations
editover a distance
|
relating to television
References
editAnagrams
editBasque
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editCatalan
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tele-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “tele-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “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.
Czech
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editDutch
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editEsperanto
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tele-”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
editGalician
editPrefix
edittele-
- tele- (1 and 2)
Derived terms
editFrom
.
Hungarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”).[1]
Prefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom the adverb tele (“full”).
Prefix
edittele-
- (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 terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
Italian
editPrefix
edittele-
- tele- (all senses)
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editMalay
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tele- or Dutch tele-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
edittele- (Jawi spelling تيليـ)
- (no longer productive) tele-
- telefon ― telephone
- telekomunikasi ― telecommunication
- televisyen ― television
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Prefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “tele-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Prefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “tele-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /tɛ.lɛ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
edittele-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- tele- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle).
Pronunciation
edit
Prefix
edittele-
- tele- (over a distance)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tele-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Serbo-Croatian
editPrefix
edittele- (Cyrillic spelling теле-)
Derived terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editPrefix
edittele-
- tele- (1 and 2)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tele-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
editPrefix
edittele-
- tele-; bridging large distances (e.g. telepati, telefon, telepresens)
- tele-; pertaining to telecommunications (e.g. televerk, telebolag, teleingenjör)
Usage notes
edit- In 1953 the Swedish telegraph and telephone administration, previously known as telegrafverket, was renamed televerket.
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
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