modem
English
Etymology
Clipping of modulator-demodulator[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: mō'dəm, mō'dĕm, IPA(key): /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊdɛm/
Noun
modem (plural modems)
- (computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.
Derived terms
- cable modem
- modemless
- nonmodem
- null modem
- radio modem
- smartmodem
- softmodem
- USB modem
- Winmodem
- wireless modem
Descendants
- → Armenian: մոդեմ (modem)
- → Catalan: mòdem
- → Dutch: modem
- → Esperanto: modemo
- → Finnish: modeemi
- → French: modem
- → German: Modem
- → Hebrew: מודם (módem)
- → Hungarian: modem
- → Ido: modemo
- → Japanese: モデム (modemu)
- → Korean: 모뎀 (modem)
- → Norman: modem
- → Polish: modem
- → Portuguese: modem
- → Russian: моде́м (modém)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: модем
- Latin: modem
- → Spanish: módem
- → Swedish: modem
- → Turkish: modem
- → Vietnamese: modem
Translations
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Verb
modem (third-person singular simple present modems, present participle modeming or modemming, simple past and past participle modemed or modemmed)
- To transmit by modem.
- 1992, Jim Kimble, How to get started with modems, page 73:
- Personal modeming is most prevalent in the U.S., where a modem generally doesn't have huge taxes slapped on it, and after-tax income is comparatively high.
- 1994, Carole Marsh, Jurassic Ark! Alaska Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures, page 7:
- “Books” can even be faxed or modemed to you!
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References
- R. Stockwell and D. Minkova, 'English Words: History and Structure', Cambridge University Press (2001).
Anagrams
- domme, ommed
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːdəm/, /ˈmoːdɛm/
Audio (file)
Noun
modem m or n (plural modems, diminutive modempje n)
- modem
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.dɛm/
Audio (file)
Noun
modem m (plural modems)
- modem
Descendants
- Turkish: modem
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem. [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmodɛm]
- Hyphenation: mo‧dem
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Noun
modem (plural modemek)
- (computer hardware) modem
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | modem | modemek |
accusative | modemet | modemeket |
dative | modemnek | modemeknek |
instrumental | modemmel | modemekkel |
causal-final | modemért | modemekért |
translative | modemmé | modemekké |
terminative | modemig | modemekig |
essive-formal | modemként | modemekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | modemben | modemekben |
superessive | modemen | modemeken |
adessive | modemnél | modemeknél |
illative | modembe | modemekbe |
sublative | modemre | modemekre |
allative | modemhez | modemekhez |
elative | modemből | modemekből |
delative | modemről | modemekről |
ablative | modemtől | modemektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | modemé | modemeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | modeméi | modemekéi |
Possessive forms of modem | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | modemem | modemeim |
2nd person sing. | modemed | modemeid |
3rd person sing. | modeme | modemei |
1st person plural | modemünk | modemeink |
2nd person plural | modemetek | modemeitek |
3rd person plural | modemük | modemeik |
References
- 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
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Noun
modem m (plural modems)
- (Jersey, computing) modem
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dɛm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔdɛm
- Syllabification: mo‧dem
Noun
modem m inan
- modem
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | modem | modemy |
genitive | modemu | modemów |
dative | modemowi | modemom |
accusative | modem | modemy |
instrumental | modemem | modemami |
locative | modemie | modemach |
vocative | modemie | modemy |
Derived terms
- modemowy
Further reading
- modem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- modem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English modem for European Portuguese and orthographic borrowing from English for Brazilian Portuguese.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmo.dẽj̃/ [ˈmo.dẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dɛm/ [ˈmɔ.ðɛm]
Noun
modem m (plural modems or modens)
- (networking, computer hardware) modem (a device that encodes computer signals into telephone signals and vice versa)
Romanian
Etymology
From English modem.
Noun
modem n (plural modemuri)
- modem
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) modem | modemul | (niște) modemuri | modemurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) modem | modemului | (unor) modemuri | modemurilor |
vocative | modemule | modemurilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǒdeːm/
- Hyphenation: mo‧dem
Noun
mòdēm m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀де̄м)
- modem
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mòdēm | modemi |
genitive | modéma | modema |
dative | modemu | modemima |
accusative | modem | modeme |
vocative | modeme | modemi |
locative | modemu | modemima |
instrumental | modemom | modemima |
Spanish
Noun
modem m (plural modems)
- Misspelling of módem.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Noun
modem n
- modem
Declension
Declension of modem | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | modem | modemet | modem | modemen |
Genitive | modems | modemets | modems | modemens |
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- mô đêm
Etymology
Borrowed from English modem.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mo˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mow˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mow˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
- Phonetic: mô đêm
Noun
modem
- modem