112

English

Etymology

Selected by the European Union as the 3-digit number fastest to dial on cellular and rotary phones without the likelihood of accidental dialing caused by hanging up a landline telephone, sometimes interpreted by phone networks as a 1.

Proper noun

112

1. The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Saint Vincent.

   When you call 112 in the United Kingdom, the call is automatically rerouted to 999 operators.

2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso.
3. The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius.
4. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.

Hyponyms

• E112

Coordinate terms

• (Australia) 000
• (Mongolia) 105
• (China, Iran) 110
• (New Zealand) 111
• (Japan, South Korea) 119
• (North America) 911
• (UK, Ireland) 999

 

Derived terms

• E112, European 112 Day

Anagrams

• 121

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːn.eːnˈtʋeː/, /eː.neːnˈtʋeː/

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Proper noun

112 n

1. 112, the pan-European emergency phone number

Synonyms

• alarmnummer

Finnish

Etymology

See the etymology on the English entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyksiˌyksiˌkɑkːonen/, [ˈyks̠iˌyks̠iˌkɑ̝kːo̞ne̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈyksiˌyksiˌkɑksi/, [ˈyks̠iˌyks̠iˌkɑ̝ks̠i]
• IPA^(key): /ˈyksˌyksˌkɑkːone(n)/, [ˈyks̠ˌyks̠ˌkɑ̝kːo̞ne̞(n)] (colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /ˈyksˌyksˌkɑks/, [ˈyks̠ˌyks̠ˌkɑ̝ks̠] (colloquial)
• Rhymes: -ɑkːonen
• The phone number is always pronounced as each digit individually.

Proper noun

112

1. 112, the pan-European emergency phone number

Declension

Inflection of 112 (type nainen) singular plural nominative 112 – genitive 112:n – partitive 112:ta – accusative 112 112:n – inessive 112:ssa – elative 112:sta – illative 112:een – adessive 112:lla – ablative 112:lta – allative 112:lle – essive 112:na – translative 112:ksi – abessive 112:tta – instructive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• hätänumero

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/, /ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/

Usage note: '112' can either be pronounced as 'one-one-two' (/ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/) or 'hundred-twelve' (/ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/).

Proper noun

112 n (genitive 112:s)

1. 112, the pan-European emergency phone number.
   • 2019 January 31, Carl Larsson, “Det ska gå att ringa 112 även vid störningar [It should be possible to call 112 even during disruptions.]”, in SVT Nyheter:

     Mobiloperatören Tele2 har haft driftstörningar under natten som fortsatt in på morgonen. Nödnumret 112:s funktionalitet har inte påverkats.

     The mobile operator Tele2 experienced service disruptions during the night that have continued into the morning. The emergency number 112's functionality has not been affected.

Synonyms

• SOS Alarm
• larmnumret
• nödnumret
• nittiotusen (obsolete)
• 90 000 (obsolete)