telegraf
Czech
Etymology
From French télégraphe. Compound of Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”) + -γράφος (-gráphos).[1][2][3] As if tele- + -graf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛɡraf]
- Rhymes: -raf
- Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf
Noun
telegraf m inan
- (historical) telegraph [18th c.]
- 1894, Karel Ryska, “Edison”, in Ottův slovník naučný, volume 8, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:
- Naučiv se na stanicích zacházeti s telegrafem a seznav jeho podstatu, vymýšlel od té doby různé apparáty elektrické, až r. 1862 obdržel místo v telegrafické kanceláři v Port Huroně.
- Having learned how to work with the telegraph and having understood its nature, he kept inventing various electrical apparatuses from that time, until he finally received a job in a telegraphic office in Port Huron.
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- (historical) institution providing telegraphic services
- 1894, Vladimír Pech, “Morava”, in Ottův slovník naučný, volume 28 – Doplňky, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:
- Telegraf státní má na Moravě 331 úřadů.
- The state telegraph has 331 offices in Moravia.
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Declension
Declension of telegraf
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | telegraf | telegrafy |
| genitive | telegrafu | telegrafů |
| dative | telegrafu | telegrafům |
| accusative | telegraf | telegrafy |
| vocative | telegrafe | telegrafy |
| locative | telegrafu | telegrafech |
| instrumental | telegrafem | telegrafy |
Derived terms
- telegraficky
- telegrafický
- telegrafie
- telegrafista
- telegrafistka
- telegrafní
- telegrafovat
Related terms
- telegram
References
- "telegraf" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 716.
- "tele-" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 716.
- "-graf" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 596.
Further reading
- telegraf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- telegraf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teleɡraːf/, [tˢeleɡ̊ʁɑːˀf]
Noun
telegraf c (singular definite telegrafen, plural indefinite telegrafer)
- telegraph
Inflection
Declension of telegraf
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | telegraf | telegrafen | telegrafer | telegraferne |
| genitive | telegrafs | telegrafens | telegrafers | telegrafernes |
Related terms
- telegrafi
Further reading
- “telegraf” in Den Danske Ordbog
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch telegraaf, from French télégraphe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [teˈleɡraf]
- Hyphenation: té‧lé‧graf
Noun
telegraf (first-person possessive telegrafku, second-person possessive telegrafmu, third-person possessive telegrafnya)
- telegraph.
Alternative forms
- telegrap
- tilgrap
Hyponyms
- telegraf nirkabel
- telegraf optik
Related terms
- telegram
Further reading
- “telegraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English telegraph, French télégraphe, German Telegraph.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛˈlɛ.ɡraf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡraf
- Syllabification: te‧le‧graf
Noun
telegraf m inan
- (historical, telecommunications) telegraph (electrical device)
Declension
Declension of telegraf
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | telegraf | telegrafy |
| genitive | telegrafu | telegrafów |
| dative | telegrafowi | telegrafom |
| accusative | telegraf | telegrafy |
| instrumental | telegrafem | telegrafami |
| locative | telegrafie | telegrafach |
| vocative | telegrafie | telegrafy |
Derived terms
adjective
- telegraficzny
nouns
- telegrafista
- telegrafistka
verbs
- telegrafować impf
- zatelegrafować pf
Related terms
adverb
- telegraficznie
nouns
- telegrafia
- telegraficzność
Further reading
- telegraf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- telegraf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French télégraphe.
Noun
telegraf n (plural telegrafe)
- telegraph
Declension
Declension of telegraf
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) telegraf | telegraful | (niște) telegrafe | telegrafele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) telegraf | telegrafului | (unor) telegrafe | telegrafelor |
| vocative | telegrafule | telegrafelor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /telěɡraf/
- Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf
Noun
telègraf m (Cyrillic spelling телѐграф)
- telegraph
Declension
Declension of telegraf
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | telegraf | telegrafi |
| genitive | telegrafa | telegrafa |
| dative | telegrafu | telegrafima |
| accusative | telegraf | telegrafe |
| vocative | telegrafe | telegrafi |
| locative | telegrafu | telegrafima |
| instrumental | telegrafom | telegrafima |
Swedish
Noun
telegraf c
- telegraph
Declension
| Declension of telegraf | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | telegraf | telegrafen | telegrafer | telegraferna |
| Genitive | telegrafs | telegrafens | telegrafers | telegrafernas |
Related terms
- telegrafi
See also
- telegram
Vilamovian
Noun
telegraf m
- telegraph