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ράδιο
radio (broadcasting medium) /ˈraðio/
nounB2#2894 most common
Also: radio station, radio set (colloquial)
Example sentences
Ακούω ράδιο.
I listen to the radio.
Άνοιξε το ράδιο, παρακαλώ.
Turn on the radio, please.
Άκουσα τα νέα στο ράδιο σήμερα το πρωί.
I heard the news on the radio this morning.
Δουλεύει ως παρουσιάστρια σε ένα τοπικό ράδιο.
She works as a presenter at a local radio station.
Το ράδιο έπαιζε χαμηλόφωνα στο βάθος ενώ μαγειρεύαμε.
The radio was playing quietly in the background while we cooked.
Πριν από την τηλεόραση, το ράδιο ήταν το κυρίαρχο μέσο ενημέρωσης και ψυχαγωγίας στα ελληνικά νοικοκυριά.
Before television, the radio was the dominant medium of information and entertainment in Greek households.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ράδιο | τα ράδια |
| Genitive | του ραδίου | των ραδίων |
| Accusative | το ράδιο | τα ράδια |
| Vocative | ράδιο | ράδια |
Word family
ραδιόφωνοradio set, the physical device
ραδιοφωνικόςof or relating to radio broadcasting
ραδιοφωνίαradio broadcasting as an industry or medium
ραδιοσταθμόςradio station
ραδιενέργειαradioactivity
Etymology
Ράδιο entered Greek in the early twentieth century as a loan from the international scientific vocabulary that grew up around wireless communication. It traces to Latin radius, meaning ray or spoke of a wheel, which gave rise to terms like radiotelegraphy for signals sent as waves. The short form radio spread across European languages, and Greek adopted it directly, keeping the neuter -ο ending typical of borrowed technical nouns.
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