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== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ/, /ˈtɛl.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ə/ === Prefix === tele- over a distance telegram telerobot television telecast telefantasy telethon telegraph telepost teletape teletypewriter telephone telecheck telesales teleport telebooth telecommunication telemarketing ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Definition of tele - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary === Anagrams === Leet, Teel, leet, teel == Basque == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tele/ [t̪e.le] Hyphenation: te‧le- === Prefix === tele- tele- (over a distance) tele- (relating to television) ==== Derived terms ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈte.le] (In unadapted cultisms) (Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈtə.lə] (In adapted cultisms) (Western) IPA(key): [ˈte.le] (In adapted cultisms) === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tele-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tele-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “tele-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tɛlɛ ] === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 tele- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017 == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tele] === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “tele-”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtele-/, [ˈt̪e̞le̞-] === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Synonyms ==== kauko- ==== 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 == Galician == === Prefix === tele- tele- (1 and 2) ==== Derived terms ==== From . == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɛ] Hyphenation: te‧le === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far off, far away, far from”). ==== Prefix ==== tele- tele- ház (“house”) → teleház (“telecenter”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From the adverb tele (“full”). ==== Prefix ==== tele- (verbal prefix) to the brim, fully, over an entire extent pakol (“to pack”) → telepakol (“to fill up something fully with something”) firkál (“to scribble”) → telefirkál (“to scribble all over, to fill the available space completely with scribble”) ===== Derived terms ===== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes === References === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch tele-. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtele/ [ˈt̪e.le] Rhymes: -ele Syllabification: te‧le- === Prefix === tele- (no longer productive) tele- Synonym: dura- telepon ― telephone telewicara ― teleconference televisi ― television ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Prefix === tele- tele- (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Lete, Letè == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tele- or Dutch tele-. === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): [tɛ.li-] (Baku) IPA(key): [te.le-] Hyphenation: te‧le- === Prefix === tele- (Jawi spelling تيليـ) (no longer productive) tele- telefon ― telephone telekomunikasi ― telecommunication televisyen ― television ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “tele-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Prefix === tele- tele- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “tele-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === elet, elte, etle, leet, lete, léte, tele == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ.lɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛlɛ Syllabification: te‧le- === Prefix === tele- tele- (over a distance) tele- (relating to television) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === tele- in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English tele-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === tele- tele- (over a distance) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tele-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tele-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tele-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Prefix === tele- (Cyrillic spelling теле-) tele- ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tele/ [t̪e.le] Syllabification: te‧le- === Prefix === tele- tele- (1 and 2) ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 == Swedish == === Prefix === tele- tele-; bridging large distances (e.g. telepati, telefon, telepresens) tele-; pertaining to telecommunications (e.g. televerk, telebolag, teleingenjör) ==== Usage notes ==== In 1953 the Swedish telegraph and telephone administration, previously known as telegrafverket, was renamed televerket. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== fjärr- === References === “tele-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tele-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tele-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)