TV
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Symbol
[edit]TV
- (metrology) Symbol for teravolt, an SI unit of electromotive force equal to 1012 volts.
Etymology 2
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[edit]TV
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Tuvalu since 1977.
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation, from television.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: tē'vēʹ, IPA(key): /ˌtiːˈviː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈti.vi/
- Rhymes: -iː, (Southern American English) -iːvi
Noun
[edit]TV (countable and uncountable, plural TVs)
- (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television.
- I saw an ad for that on TV.
- 1985, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (lyrics and music), “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”, in Hunting High and Low, performed by a-ha:
- Believe me, the sun always shines on TV
- (countable) Abbreviation of transvestite.
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs.
- 1986 April 12, David Anderson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:
- I am in isolation and am lonely and would like to correspond with TVs, TSs and queens.
- 1996, Forced Womanhood, number 20, page 32:
- TV's who dominate and TV's who are dominated! TV's who are hot, sexy and horny as hell!
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- (physiology) Initialism of tidal volume.
- Initialism of tax value.
- (pop culture, music) Initialism of Taylor's Version.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]abbreviation for television
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abbreviation for transvestite
See also
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[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation of televisio (“television”)
Noun
[edit]TV
- TV (abbreviation for television)
Declension
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Derived terms
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French
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[edit]Noun
[edit]TV f (plural TV)
- (North America and Belgium, informal) television
- Synonym: télé
Indonesian
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[edit]TV
- (communication) Initialism of televisi (“television”).
Italian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]TV f (invariable)
- (informal) television
- Synonyms: televisione, tivù
References
[edit]- ^ TV in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
[edit]Noun
[edit]- Abbreviation of テレビ (“TV”).
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation of televisjon
Noun
[edit]TV m (definite singular TV-en, indefinite plural TV-er, definite plural TV-ene)
- TV (television set)
- television (program broadcasting)
- Han vil se på TV.
- He wants to watch television.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “TV” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation of televisjon
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]TV m (definite singular TV-en, indefinite plural TV-ar, definite plural TV-ane)
- TV (television set)
- television (program broadcasting)
- Dei likar ikkje å sjå på TV.
- They don't like to watch television.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “TV” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English TV.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]TV f (indeclinable)
- television (electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound)
- Synonym: telewizja
- television (institution engaged in the preparation and transmission of television programs)
- Synonym: telewizja
- television, television set (electronic device that receives television signals and displays the resulting images on a screen)
Adjective
[edit]TV (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (relational, postpositive) televisual; television (electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound)
- Synonym: telewizyjny
- (relational, postpositive) televisual; television (institution engaged in the preparation and transmission of television programs)
- Synonym: telewizyjny
- (relational, postpositive) televisual; television, television set (electronic device that receives television signals and displays the resulting images on a screen)
- Synonym: telewizorowy
Further reading
[edit]- TV in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- TV in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
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[edit]Initialism of televisão.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]TV f (plural TVs)
Serbo-Croatian
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[edit]TV m (Cyrillic spelling ТВ)
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation of television, borrowed from English television, attested since 1923.
Noun
[edit]TV c
- TV
- Synonyms: television, televisionsapparat
- Holonym: etermedia
- Han såg det på TV:en.
- He saw it on the TV.
Derived terms
[edit]- TV-antenn (“TV antenna”)
- TV-apparat (“TV set”)
- TV-bevakning (“CCTV”)
- TV-hus (“TV building; TV station”)
- TV-kanal (“TV channel”)
- TV-mast (“TV tower”)
- TV-program (“TV programme”)
- TV-reklam (“TV ad”)
- TV-shop (“TV shop”)
- TV-station (“TV station”)
- TV-studio (“TV studio”)
- TV-sändare (“TV broadcaster”)
- TV-sändning (“TV broadcast”)
References
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˧˧ vi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˧˧ vɪj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɪj˧˧ vɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˧˧ jɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic spelling: ti vi
Noun
[edit](classifier chiếc) TV
- Initialism of ti-vi.
Synonyms
[edit]- vô tuyến truyền hình [無線傳形]
- truyền hình (VN)
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