fjernsyn

Danish

Etymology

fjern (“remote, distant”) +‎ syn (“sight, viewing”). Akin to German Fernseher.

Noun

fjernsyn n (singular definite fjernsynet, plural indefinite fjernsyn)

  1. television

Inflection

Declension of fjernsyn
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjernsyn fjernsynet fjernsyn fjernsynene
genitive fjernsyns fjernsynets fjernsyns fjernsynenes

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: fjernsyni

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fjern +‎ syn. Akin to German Fernseher.

Noun

fjernsyn n (definite singular fjernsynet, indefinite plural fjernsyn, definite plural fjernsyna or fjernsynene)

  1. television (the broadcast medium)
  2. a television or television set

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • fjarnsyn (dialectal spelling)

Etymology

Equivalent to fjern (“remote, distant”) +‎ syn (“vision”). Akin to German Fernseher.

Pronunciation

  • (not in guttural R dialects) IPA(key): /fjæɳsyːn/

Noun

fjernsyn n (definite singular fjernsynet, indefinite plural fjernsyn, definite plural fjernsyna)

  1. TV (television set)
    Eg har kjøpt ny fjernsyn. ― I have bought a new TV.
  2. television (program broadcasting), TV
    Kva viser dei på fjernsynet i dag? ― What's on TV today?

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