modem

See also: Modem, módem, and mòdem

English

Etymology

Clipping of modulator-demodulator[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/
  • (US) enPR: mō'dəm, mō'dĕm, IPA(key): /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊdɛm/

Noun

modem (plural modems)

  1. A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.

Derived terms

Descendants
Descendants of modem in other languages

Translations

Verb

modem (third-person singular simple present modems, present participle modeming, simple past and past participle modemed)

  1. To transmit by modem.
    • 1992, Jim Kimble, How to get started with modems (page 73)
      Personal modeming is most prevalent in the U.S., where a modem generally doesn't have huge taxes slapped on it, and after-tax income is comparatively high.
    • 1994, Carole Marsh, Jurassic Ark! Alaska Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures (page 7)
      “Books” can even be faxed or modemed to you!

References
  1. R. Stockwell and D. Minkova, 'English Words: History and Structure', Cambridge University Press (2001).

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːdəm/, /ˈmoːdɛm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

modem m or n (plural modems, diminutive modempje n)

  1. modem

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔ.dɛm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

  1. modem

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem. [1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmodɛm]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dem

Noun

modem (plural modemek)

  1. (computing) modem

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative modem modemek
accusative modemet modemeket
dative modemnek modemeknek
instrumental modemmel modemekkel
causal-final modemért modemekért
translative modemmé modemekké
terminative modemig modemekig
essive-formal modemként modemekként
essive-modal — —
inessive modemben modemekben
superessive modemen modemeken
adessive modemnél modemeknél
illative modembe modemekbe
sublative modemre modemekre
allative modemhez modemekhez
elative modemből modemekből
delative modemről modemekről
ablative modemtől modemektől
Possessive forms of modem
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. modemem modemeim
2nd person sing. modemed modemeid
3rd person sing. modeme modemei
1st person plural modemünk modemeink
2nd person plural modemetek modemeitek
3rd person plural modemük modemeik

References
  1. Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

  1. (Jersey, computing) modem

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dɛm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

modem m inan

  1. modem

Declension
declension of modem
singular plural
nominative modem modemy
genitive modemu modemów
dative modemowi modemom
accusative modem modemy
instrumental modemem modemami
locative modemie modemach
vocative modemie modemy

Derived terms
  • modemowy

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmo.dẽj̃/

Noun

modem m (plural modems or modens)

  1. (networking, computer hardware) modem (a device that encodes computer signals into telephone signals and vice versa)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mǒdeːm/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dem

Noun

mòdēm m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀де̄м)

  1. modem

Declension
Declension of modem
singular plural
nominative mòdēm modemi
genitive modéma modema
dative modemu modemima
accusative modem modeme
vocative modeme modemi
locative modemu modemima
instrumental modemom modemima

Spanish

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

  1. Misspelling of módem.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Noun

modem n

  1. modem

Declension
Declension of modem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative modem modemet modem modemen
Genitive modems modemets modems modemens

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • mô đêm

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

Noun

modem

  1. modem
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