# telegraf
## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian телеграф (telegraf).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: te‧leg‧raf

### Noun

telegraf
* telegraph

#### Declension
### References

* “telegraf”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from French télégraphe. Compound of Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”) + -γράφος (-gráphos). As if tele- +‎ -graf.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɛlɛɡraf]
* Rhymes: -raf
* Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf

### Noun

telegraf m inan
* (historical) telegraph [18th c.]
** 1894, Karel Ryska, “Edison”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎, volume 8, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:Naučiv se na stanicích zacházeti s telegrafem a seznav jeho podstatu, vymýšlel od té doby různé apparáty elektrické, až r. 1862 obdržel místo v telegrafické kanceláři v Port Huroně.Having learned how to work with the telegraph and having understood its nature, he kept inventing various electrical apparatuses from that time, until he finally received a job in a telegraphic office in Port Huron.
* (historical) institution providing telegraphic services
** 1894, Vladimír Pech, “Morava”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎, volumes 28 – Doplňky, Praha: J. Otto, page 382:Telegraf státní má na Moravě 331 úřadů.The state telegraph has 331 offices in Moravia.

#### Derived terms

* telegraficky
* telegrafický
* telegrafie
* telegrafista
* telegrafistka
* telegrafní
* telegrafovat

#### Related terms

* telegram

### References

* ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “telegraf”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 716
* ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “tele-”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 716
* ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “-graf”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 596

### Further reading

* “telegraf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “telegraf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teleɡraːf/, [tˢeleɡ̊ʁɑːˀf]

### Noun

telegraf c (singular definite telegrafen, plural indefinite telegrafer)
* telegraph

#### Related terms

* telegrafi

### Further reading

* “telegraf” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch telegraaf, from French télégraphe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [teˈleɡraf]
* Hyphenation: té‧lé‧graf

### Noun

telegraf (uncountable)
* telegraph.

#### Alternative forms

* telegrap
* tilgrap

#### Hyponyms

* telegraf nirkabel
* telegraf optik

#### Related terms

* telegram

### Further reading

* “telegraf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* celigráf (Lasovia)

### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English telegraph, French télégraphe, German Telegraph. By surface analysis, tele- +‎ -graf.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈlɛ.ɡraf/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɡraf
* Syllabification: te‧le‧graf

### Noun

telegraf m inan (related adjective telegraficzny or (less common) telegrafowy, abbreviation (rare) tel.)
* (historical, telegraphy) telegraph (electrical device)

#### Derived terms

* telegraficzny
* telegrafowy
* telegrafista
* telegrafistka
* telegrafować impf
* zatelegrafować pf

#### Related terms

* telegraficznie
* telegraf maszynowy
* telegrafia
* telegraficzność

### Further reading

* telegraf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* telegraf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French télégraphe. By surface analysis, tele- +‎ -graf.

### Noun

telegraf n (plural telegrafe)
* telegraph

#### Related terms

* telegrafia
* telegrafic
* telegrafie
* telegrafist

### Further reading

* telegraf in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /telěɡraf/
* Hyphenation: te‧le‧graf

### Noun

telègraf m (Cyrillic spelling телѐграф)
* telegraph

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

telegraf c
* telegraph

#### Related terms

* telegrafi

#### See also

* telegram

## Vilamovian
### Noun

telegraf m
* telegraph