sitcom

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).

Noun

sitcom (plural sitcoms)

  1. Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.
    Coordinate terms: romcom, sadcom
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Etymology 2

Noun

sitcom (plural sitcoms)

  1. Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage.
    • 1992, Earl G. Hunt, Jr., Recovering the Sacred: Papers From the Sanctuary and the Academy, Jonathan Creek Press, →ISBN, page 254:
      "Today we have Grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), Dinks (those with dual-income, no kids), Sitcoms (those with single-income, two children, outrageous mortgages); and, just to recognize the graying populace in this country, Opals (older people with active lifestyles)."
    • 1993, Daniel Moreau, Kiplinger's Facing Forty: How to Deal Successfully with the Changes in Your Life, Kiplinger Books, →ISBN, page 7:
      "There are MINKs (multiple income, no kids) and what may be the acronym of the '90s, SITCOMs (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage)."
    • 2003, Judith Sealander, The Failed Century of the Child: Governing America's Young in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12:
      "By the end of the 1990s, in some circles, parents had become SITCOMS (single income, two children, oppressive mortgage) and those without children were THINKERS (two healthy incomes, no kids, early retirement)."
Alternative forms
  • SITCOM

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From English sitcom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsitkom/, [ˈs̠it̪ko̞m]
  • Rhymes: -itkom

Noun

sitcom (rare)

  1. synonym of tilannekomedia

Declension

Inflection of sitcom (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative sitcom sitcomit
genitive sitcomin sitcomien
partitive sitcomia sitcomeja
illative sitcomiin sitcomeihin
singular plural
nominative sitcom sitcomit
accusative nom. sitcom sitcomit
gen. sitcomin
genitive sitcomin sitcomien
partitive sitcomia sitcomeja
inessive sitcomissa sitcomeissa
elative sitcomista sitcomeista
illative sitcomiin sitcomeihin
adessive sitcomilla sitcomeilla
ablative sitcomilta sitcomeilta
allative sitcomille sitcomeille
essive sitcomina sitcomeina
translative sitcomiksi sitcomeiksi
abessive sitcomitta sitcomeitta
instructive — sitcomein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sitcom (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sitcomini sitcomini
accusative nom. sitcomini sitcomini
gen. sitcomini
genitive sitcomini sitcomieni
partitive sitcomiani sitcomejani
inessive sitcomissani sitcomeissani
elative sitcomistani sitcomeistani
illative sitcomiini sitcomeihini
adessive sitcomillani sitcomeillani
ablative sitcomiltani sitcomeiltani
allative sitcomilleni sitcomeilleni
essive sitcominani sitcomeinani
translative sitcomikseni sitcomeikseni
abessive sitcomittani sitcomeittani
instructive — —
comitative — sitcomeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sitcomisi sitcomisi
accusative nom. sitcomisi sitcomisi
gen. sitcomisi
genitive sitcomisi sitcomiesi
partitive sitcomiasi sitcomejasi
inessive sitcomissasi sitcomeissasi
elative sitcomistasi sitcomeistasi
illative sitcomiisi sitcomeihisi
adessive sitcomillasi sitcomeillasi
ablative sitcomiltasi sitcomeiltasi
allative sitcomillesi sitcomeillesi
essive sitcominasi sitcomeinasi
translative sitcomiksesi sitcomeiksesi
abessive sitcomittasi sitcomeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — sitcomeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sitcomimme sitcomimme
accusative nom. sitcomimme sitcomimme
gen. sitcomimme
genitive sitcomimme sitcomiemme
partitive sitcomiamme sitcomejamme
inessive sitcomissamme sitcomeissamme
elative sitcomistamme sitcomeistamme
illative sitcomiimme sitcomeihimme
adessive sitcomillamme sitcomeillamme
ablative sitcomiltamme sitcomeiltamme
allative sitcomillemme sitcomeillemme
essive sitcominamme sitcomeinamme
translative sitcomiksemme sitcomeiksemme
abessive sitcomittamme sitcomeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — sitcomeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sitcominne sitcominne
accusative nom. sitcominne sitcominne
gen. sitcominne
genitive sitcominne sitcomienne
partitive sitcomianne sitcomejanne
inessive sitcomissanne sitcomeissanne
elative sitcomistanne sitcomeistanne
illative sitcomiinne sitcomeihinne
adessive sitcomillanne sitcomeillanne
ablative sitcomiltanne sitcomeiltanne
allative sitcomillenne sitcomeillenne
essive sitcominanne sitcomeinanne
translative sitcomiksenne sitcomeiksenne
abessive sitcomittanne sitcomeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — sitcomeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sitcominsa sitcominsa
accusative nom. sitcominsa sitcominsa
gen. sitcominsa
genitive sitcominsa sitcomiensa
partitive sitcomiaan
sitcomiansa 		sitcomejaan
sitcomejansa
inessive sitcomissaan
sitcomissansa 		sitcomeissaan
sitcomeissansa
elative sitcomistaan
sitcomistansa 		sitcomeistaan
sitcomeistansa
illative sitcomiinsa sitcomeihinsa
adessive sitcomillaan
sitcomillansa 		sitcomeillaan
sitcomeillansa
ablative sitcomiltaan
sitcomiltansa 		sitcomeiltaan
sitcomeiltansa
allative sitcomilleen
sitcomillensa 		sitcomeilleen
sitcomeillensa
essive sitcominaan
sitcominansa 		sitcomeinaan
sitcomeinansa
translative sitcomikseen
sitcomiksensa 		sitcomeikseen
sitcomeiksensa
abessive sitcomittaan
sitcomittansa 		sitcomeittaan
sitcomeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — sitcomeineen
sitcomeinensa

Further reading

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from English sitcom.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    sitcom m (plural sitcoms)

    1. sitcom

    Italian

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English sitcom.

    Noun

    sitcom f (invariable)

    1. sitcom (situation-comedy)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English sitcom.

      Noun

      sitcom (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural sitcoms)

      1. sitcom; situation comedy
        Synonym: comédia de situação

      Further reading

      Spanish

      Etymology

        Borrowed from English sitcom.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /sidˈkom/ [sið̞ˈkõm]
        • Rhymes: -om
        • Syllabification: sit‧com

        Noun

        sitcom m (plural sitcoms)

        1. sitcom
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