TV
See also: tv, .tv, and tv.
Translingual
Symbol
TV
- (metrology) Symbol for teravolt, an SI unit of electromotive force equal to 1012 volts.
Symbol
TV
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Tuvalu since 1977.
- Synonym: TUV (alpha-3)
English
Alternative forms
- T.V.
Etymology
Abbreviation.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tē'vē', IPA(key): /ˈtiːˈviː/
Audio (UK) (file) - (Southern American English) IPA(key): /ˈti.vi/
- Rhymes: -iː, (South American English) -iːvi
Noun
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.
- 1996, Forced Womanhood (issue 20, page 32)
- TV's who dominate and TV's who are dominated! TV's who are hot, sexy and horny as hell!
- 1996, Forced Womanhood (issue 20, page 32)
- (physiology) Initialism of tidal volume.
- Initialism of tax value.
Derived terms
- cable TV
- linear TV
- made-for-TV
- TVaholic
- TV dinner
- TV evangelism
- TV evangelist
- TV land
Descendants
- Thai: ทีวี (tii-wii)
Translations
abbreviation for television
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abbreviation for transvestite
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See also
- telly
Anagrams
- VT, Vt., v.t., vt, vt.
Finnish
Etymology
televisio (“television”)
Noun
TV
- TV (abbreviation for television)
Declension
Declension of TV (type filee)
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.ve/
Audio (file)
Noun
TV f (plural TV)
- (Canada and Belgium, informal) television
- Synonym: télé
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): **/tivˈvu/*, **/tiˈvu/*[1]
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
TV f (invariable)
- (informal) television
- Synonyms: televisione, tivù
References
- TV in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
Noun
TV • (terebi)
- Abbreviation of テレビ (“TV”).
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tv
Etymology
Abbreviation of televisjon
Noun
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.
- Han vil se på TV.
Synonyms
- fjernsyn
References
- “TV” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tv
Etymology
Abbreviation of televisjon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteːˈʋeː/
- (Standard Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈtêːˈʋěː]
Noun
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.
- Dei likar ikkje å sjå på TV.
Synonyms
- fjernsyn
References
- “TV” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tevê
- tv
Etymology
Initialism of televisão.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈve/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈve/
Noun
TV f (plural TVs)
- TV
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
TV m (Cyrillic spelling ТВ)
- TV
Swedish
Alternative forms
- teve, tv
Etymology
Abbreviation of television, borrowed from English television, attested since 1923.
Noun
TV c
- TV
- Han såg det på TV:en.
- He saw it on the TV.
- Synonyms: television, televisionsapparat
- Holonym: etermedia
Derived terms
- 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
- TV in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- TV in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from English TV.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˧˧ vi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˧˧ vɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɪj˧˧ vɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˧˧ jɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic: ti vi
Noun
(classifier chiếc) TV
- Initialism of ti-vi.
Synonyms
- vô tuyến truyền hình [無線傳形]
- truyền hình (VN)