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ραδιόφωνο
radio /ra.ði.ˈo.fo.no/
nounB1#1908 most common
Also: radio set, wireless
Example sentences
Ανοίγω το ραδιόφωνο.
I turn on the radio.
Ακούω μουσική στο ραδιόφωνο.
I listen to music on the radio.
Το ραδιόφωνο του αυτοκινήτου δεν λειτουργεί.
The car radio doesn't work.
Άκουσα τα νέα στο ραδιόφωνο σήμερα το πρωί.
I heard the news on the radio this morning.
Τα παλιά ραδιόφωνα είχαν μια ιδιαίτερη γοητεία.
Old radios had a special charm.
Η εξάπλωση του ραδιοφώνου τον 20ό αιώνα άλλαξε ριζικά τον τρόπο ενημέρωσης του κοινού.
The spread of radio in the 20th century radically changed how the public got information.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ραδιόφωνο | τα ραδιόφωνα |
| Genitive | του ραδιοφώνου | των ραδιοφώνων |
| Accusative | το ραδιόφωνο | τα ραδιόφωνα |
| Vocative | ραδιόφωνο | ραδιόφωνα |
Word family
ραδιοφωνίαbroadcasting, radio industry
ραδιοφωνικόςof or relating to radio
ραδιοσταθμόςradio station
ραδιοφωνικάvia radio, in radio form
Etymology
Ραδιόφωνο is a modern compound, coined in the early 20th century as broadcasting technology spread. It joins ράδιο, a Greek adaptation of the international scientific prefix radio- (from Latin radius, a ray or beam), with φωνή, the ancient Greek word for voice or sound. The word thus literally frames the device as something that carries voice by way of rays or waves.
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