tele

== English == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of television. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɛli/ Rhymes: -ɛli ==== Noun ==== tele (countable and uncountable, plural teles) (rare) Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”). === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== tele (uncountable) According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference. === Anagrams === Leet, Teel, leet, teel == Aragonese == === Etymology === From tele- +‎ visión. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtele/ Syllabification: te‧le Rhymes: -ele === Noun === tele f television ==== Synonyms ==== (collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television): televisión (device for receiving television signals): televisor, televisión === Further reading === Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛ] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Czech tele, from Proto-Slavic *telę. ==== Noun ==== tele n (relational adjective telecí, diminutive telátko) calf (young cow or bull) ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== kráva býk vůl semetrika === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tele masculine singular present transgressive of telit === Further reading === “tele”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “tele”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “tele”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eːlə === Verb === tele (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of telen === Anagrams === eelt, teel == Finnish == === Etymology === Short for teleobjektiivi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtele/, [ˈt̪e̞le̞] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification(key): te‧le Hyphenation(key): te‧le === Noun === tele (colloquial) (photographing) telephoto lens ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === leet == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin tēla. === Noun === tele f (plural telis) cloth canvas ==== Derived terms ==== tele di ragn ==== See also ==== tiessi == Galician == === Etymology === Clipping of televisión. === Noun === tele f (plural teles) (colloquial) TV, telly ==== Synonyms ==== (collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television): televisión (device for receiving television signals): televisor, televisión == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛ] Hyphenation: te‧le Rhymes: -lɛ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Uralic *täwde. Cognates include Finnish täysi, Estonian täis. ==== Adverb ==== tele (not comparable) full (of something -val/-vel), normally with explicit or implied van Synonym: (comparable) teli Antonyms: üresen, híján Tele van a ház pókokkal. ― The house is full of spiders. ===== Usage notes ===== This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with tele-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see tele-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== tele (not comparable) full (of something -val/-vel) Synonym: (comparable) teli Antonym: üres Egy tele pohár vizet kaptak. ― They got a full glass of water. vízzel tele pohár ― a glass full of water === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of teleobjektív. ==== Noun ==== tele (plural telék) (photography, slang) telephoto lens (lens which produces a magnified view of distant objects) Synonym: teleobjektív ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === tél (“winter”) +‎ -e (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix) ==== Noun ==== tele third-person singular single-possession possessive of tél ===== Declension ===== === See also === tele- (prefix) === Further reading === (full): tele in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of televisione. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.le/ Rhymes: -ɛle Hyphenation: tè‧le ==== Noun ==== tele f (informal) telly (UK), TV === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈte.le/ Rhymes: -ele Hyphenation: té‧le ==== Noun ==== tele f pl plural of tela === Anagrams === Lete, Letè == Latvian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === tele f (5th declension) female calf, immature cow, heifer pērnā tele ― the heifer from last year šķirnes tele ― a heifer of good breed grūsna tele ― pregnant heifer te Tibils visu vasaru turēja savus lopus: divas teles, abas slaucamās govis, aitas un zirgus ― here Tibils kept his animals all summer: the two heifers, both dairy cows, the sheep and the horses nopētīju savu ganāmpulki, vai kāda no govīm, īpaši telēm, netaisās laisties blēņās uz zirņu lauku ― he kept an eye on his herd, in case one of the cows, especially the heifers, wanted to play any tricks on the pea fields ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== liellops govs bullis teļš, telēns vērsis == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse þeli, þili. ==== Noun ==== tele m (definite singular telen, indefinite plural teler, definite plural telene) a frozen layer of soil Synonym: klake ==== Verb ==== tele (present tense teler, past tense tela or telet, past participle tela or telet) (intransitive, about the ground) to freeze === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þilir m pl. ==== Noun ==== tele m (definite singular telen, indefinite plural teler, definite plural telene) a person from Telemark Synonyms: telemarking, teledøl === References === “tele” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “tele” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === elet, elte, etle, leet, lete, tele- == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === (frozen soil): tållå (Trøndelag) (Snåsa dialect) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse þeli, þili. The verb is derived from the noun. Probably related to Swedish tjäle. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /tæle/ ==== Noun ==== tele m (definite singular telen, indefinite plural telar, definite plural telane) a frozen layer of soil Synonyms: hardang, klake, speik ==== Verb ==== tele (present tense telar, past tense tela, past participle tela, passive infinitive telast, present participle telande, imperative tele/tel) (intransitive, about the ground or fingers) to freeze ===== Alternative forms ===== tela (a- and split infinitives) === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þilir m pl. ==== Noun ==== tele m (definite singular telen, indefinite plural teler or telar, definite plural telene or telane) a person from Telemark Synonym: telemarking === References === “tele” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === elet, elte, etle, leet, lete, léte, tele- == Old Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *telę. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtɛlɛ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtɛlɛ/ === Noun === tele n calf (young cow or bull) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: tele === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “tele”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈte.le/ === Verb === tele singular imperative of tellan == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === tele locative singular of tela (“oil”) == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: te‧le ==== Verb ==== tele inflection of telar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Etymology 2 === Clipping of telemóvel. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: te‧le ==== Noun ==== tele m (plural teles) (Portugal, colloquial) clipping of telemóvel === Etymology 3 === Clipping of televisão. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: te‧le ==== Noun ==== tele f (plural teles) (Portugal, colloquial) clipping of televisão Synonym: TV Viste o filme que acabou de passar na tele? ― Did you watch the movie that just screened on TV? === Further reading === “tele”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Samoan == === Adjective === tele big == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *telę. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /těle/ Hyphenation: te‧le === Noun === tèle n (Cyrillic spelling тѐле) calf ==== Declension ==== This word has no plural, but the collective noun tȅlād is used instead. ==== Related terms ==== tèletina === See also === gleda kao tele u šarena vrata == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcɛlɛ/ === Noun === tele locative singular of telo == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *telę̀. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ̀ːlɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛ̀ːlɛ Hyphenation: te‧le === Noun === téle n (relational adjective telẹ́čji, diminutive telȋček) calf (young cow) Synonyms: (literary) junȅ, (expressive) telȋček (slightly derogatory) fool, greenhorn (a foolish, stupid person, especially because of youth, inexperience) Synonym: (expressive) telȋček ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tele”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “tele”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Etymology === Clipping of televisión. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtele/ [ˈt̪e.le] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification: te‧le === Noun === tele f (plural teles) television Synonyms: televisión, televisor === Further reading === “tele”, 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 == Swahili == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Adjective === tele (invariable) abundant == Western Maninkakan == === Noun === tele sun == Yosondúa Mixtec == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === tele puppy === References === Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 78