radio-

== English == === Alternative forms === radi-, rad- === Etymology === Derived from Latin radius (“ray”). By surface analysis, clipping of radiation + -o-. === Pronunciation === Homophone: radio Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- radiation, radioactive e.g. radiotherapy, radioactinium, radiolucent radio (broadcasting) e.g. radiotelemetry, radioacoustics, radiotelegraph (anatomy) radius (bone) e.g. radiobicipital (geometry) radius e.g. radiosymmetrical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “radi-, combining form”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === “radio-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === aroid, doira == Catalan == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [rə.ði.u] IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.ði.o] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ra.ði.o] Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) radio- (radio, broadcasting) ==== Derived terms ==== == Corsican == === Alternative forms === radiu- === Etymology === Ultimately from French radio-. Akin to Italian radio- and Spanish radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ra.di.o-/ Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- radio- (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌraː.di.oː-/ Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- radio- (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English radio-), ultimately from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑdio-/, [ˈrɑ̝dio̞-] === Prefix === radio- (chiefly in loanwords) radio- (radiation) ==== Derived terms ==== See also the compounds under radio. == French == === Etymology === Derived from Latin radius (“ray”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.djo/ Hyphenation: ra‧dio- === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) radio- (radio, broadcasting) ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Derived from Latin radius (“ray”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁaː.di̯o-] Hyphenation: ra‧dio- === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) radio- (radio, broadcasting) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “radio-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “radio-” in Duden online == Hungarian == === Etymology === Derived from Latin radius (“ray of light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɒdijo], [ˈraːdijoː] Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- radio- (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Usage notes ==== The radio- prefix is written with short a and o in Hungarian compound words. However, it can be pronounced both short and long. The long pronunciation is influenced by the noun rádió. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Italian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌra.djo/ Hyphenation: rà‧dio- === Prefix === radio- radio- (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === ràdio– 1 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication ràdio– 3 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === Adrio, Dario, Doria, adiro, adirò, adori, arido, dorai, rioda, rodai == Latin == === Etymology === From radius (“ray (of light)”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈra.di.ɔ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈraː.di.o] Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o- === Prefix === radio- combining form of radius ‎radio- + ‎dūrāns (“enduring”) → ‎radiodūrāns ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ra.djɔ/ Rhymes: -adjɔ Syllabification: ra‧dio- Homophone: radio === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) ‎radio- + ‎-grafia → ‎radiografia radio- (radio, broadcasting) ‎radio- + ‎słuchowisko → ‎radiosłuchowisko ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “radio-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin radio-. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ra‧di‧o-, ra‧dio- === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) radio- (radio, broadcasting) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “radio-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “radio-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French radio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /radjo/ [ra.ð̞jo] Syllabification: ra‧dio- === Prefix === radio- radio- (radiation) radio- (radio, broadcasting) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “radio-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025