# tele
## English
### Etymology 1

Clipping of television.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛli/
* Rhymes: -ɛli

#### Noun

tele (countable and uncountable, plural teles)
* (rare) Alternative spelling of telly (“television, telegraph, telephone, teleport, telecommunication”)
** 1950, Billboard, volume 62, number 9:All three tele skeins are pitching furiously to snag the super Easter Day tele show to be bankrolled by Frigidaire, […]
** 2019, Helen Thomas, Murder on Easey Street: Melbourne’s Most Notorious Cold Case:They were up late, talking and watching television. Peter will never forget what happened just after they had gone to bed. 'It's like it was yesterday. We'd just been watching tele and went to bed at about 2.30 am. […]

### 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: /ˈtele/
* Rhymes: -ele
* Syllabification: te‧le

### Noun

tele f
* television
    Ixo ye la tele.That's the tele.

#### 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: [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)

##### 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), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːlə

### Verb

tele
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of telen

### Anagrams

* eelt, teel

## Finnish
### Etymology

Short for teleobjektiivi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtele/, [ˈt̪e̞le̞]
* Rhymes: -ele
* Hyphenation: te‧le

### Noun

tele (colloquial)
* (photographing) telephoto lens

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
teleni
teleni
accusative
nom.
teleni
teleni
gen.
teleni
genitive
teleni
telejeni teleini $^{rare}$
partitive
teleäni
telejäni
inessive
telessäni
teleissäni
elative
telestäni
teleistäni
illative
teleeni
teleihini
adessive
telelläni
teleilläni
ablative
teleltäni
teleiltäni
allative
telelleni
teleilleni
essive
telenäni
teleinäni
translative
telekseni
teleikseni
abessive
telettäni
teleittäni
instructive
comitative
—teleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
telesi
telesi
accusative
nom.
telesi
telesi
gen.
telesi
genitive
telesi
telejesi teleisi $^{rare}$
partitive
teleäsi
telejäsi
inessive
telessäsi
teleissäsi
elative
telestäsi
teleistäsi
illative
teleesi
teleihisi
adessive
telelläsi
teleilläsi
ablative
teleltäsi
teleiltäsi
allative
telellesi
teleillesi
essive
telenäsi
teleinäsi
translative
teleksesi
teleiksesi
abessive
telettäsi
teleittäsi
instructive
comitative
—teleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
telemme
telemme
accusative
nom.
telemme
telemme
gen.
telemme
genitive
telemme
telejemme teleimme $^{rare}$
partitive
teleämme
telejämme
inessive
telessämme
teleissämme
elative
telestämme
teleistämme
illative
teleemme
teleihimme
adessive
telellämme
teleillämme
ablative
teleltämme
teleiltämme
allative
telellemme
teleillemme
essive
telenämme
teleinämme
translative
teleksemme
teleiksemme
abessive
telettämme
teleittämme
instructive
comitative
—teleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
telenne
telenne
accusative
nom.
telenne
telenne
gen.
telenne
genitive
telenne
telejenne teleinne $^{rare}$
partitive
teleänne
telejänne
inessive
telessänne
teleissänne
elative
telestänne
teleistänne
illative
teleenne
teleihinne
adessive
telellänne
teleillänne
ablative
teleltänne
teleiltänne
allative
telellenne
teleillenne
essive
telenänne
teleinänne
translative
teleksenne
teleiksenne
abessive
telettänne
teleittänne
instructive
comitative
—teleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
telensä
telensä
accusative
nom.
telensä
telensä
gen.
telensä
genitive
telensä
telejensä teleinsä $^{rare}$
partitive
teleään teleänsä
telejään telejänsä
inessive
telessään telessänsä
teleissään teleissänsä
elative
telestään telestänsä
teleistään teleistänsä
illative
teleensä
teleihinsä
adessive
telellään telellänsä
teleillään teleillänsä
ablative
teleltään teleltänsä
teleiltään teleiltänsä
allative
telelleen telellensä
teleilleen teleillensä
essive
telenään telenänsä
teleinään teleinänsä
translative
telekseen teleksensä
teleikseen teleiksensä
abessive
telettään telettänsä
teleittään teleittänsä
instructive
comitative
—teleineen teleinensä :

#### Derived terms

* teledemokratia
* telekuuntelu
* teletyö

### Further reading

* “tele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### 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: [ˈtɛlɛ]
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* telis-tele
* tele van a hócipője

#### 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 Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Italian
### Etymology 1

Clipping of televisione.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ˈte.le/
* Rhymes: -ele
* Hyphenation: té‧le

#### Noun

tele f pl
* plural of tela

### Anagrams

* Lete, Letè

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

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### 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

#### 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
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse þeli, þili. The verb is derived from the noun. Probably related to Swedish tjäle.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tæle/

#### Noun

tele m (definite singular telen, indefinite plural telar, definite plural telane)
* a frozen layer of soil
    Synonym: klake

#### 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: (13th CE) /ˈtɛlɛ/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈtɛlɛ/

### Noun

tele n
* calf (young cow or bull)

#### 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

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀢𑁂𑀮𑁂 (Brahmi script)
* तेले (Devanagari script)
* তেলে (Bengali script)
* තෙලෙ (Sinhalese script)
* တေလေ (Burmese script)
* เตเล (Thai script)
* ᨲᩮᩃᩮ (Tai Tham script)
* ເຕເລ (Lao script)
* តេលេ (Khmer script)
* 𑄖𑄬𑄣𑄬 (Chakma script)

### Noun

tele
* locative singular of tela (“oil”)

## Portuguese
### Verb

tele
* inflection of telar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Samoan
### Adjective

tele
* big

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *telę.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ˈcɛlɛ/

### Noun

tele
* locative singular of telo

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *telę.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛ̀ːlɛ/

### Noun

téle n
* calf

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “tele”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Clipping of televisión.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### 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)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 78