televisão

Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.
    Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.
    French télé-
    Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.
    Proto-Italic *widēō
    Latin videō
    Latin vīsus
    Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
    Proto-Italic *-tjō
    Latin -tio
    Latin vīsiōlbor.
    Old French vision
    Middle French vision
    French vision
    French télévisioncalq.
    Portuguese televisão

    From tele- +‎ visão, calque of French télévision.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /te.le.viˈzɐ̃w̃/ [te.le.viˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
     

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
    • Hyphenation: te‧le‧vi‧são

    Noun

    televisão f (plural televisões)

    1. television; television set (device for receiving television signals)
      Synonyms: tevê, televisor
    2. (uncountable) television (communication medium)
      Synonym: tevê
    3. (uncountable) television (programs broadcast via the medium of television)
      Synonym: tevê
      • 2024 August 23, Marcio Seixas, 13:21 from the start, in Batcast‎[1], episode 13, spoken by Samir Murad, Rio de Janeiro, via YouTube:
        […] e na televisão, ao contrário do que se pode imaginar, […] você não tem direção, né? O que você fizer, se não tiver muito fora, tá valendo.
        And in television, contrary to what people might imagine, there's no directing, right? Whatever you do, if it isn't that off, is fine.

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Tëlevisong

    See also

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