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 The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, 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. en When you call 112 in the United Kingdom, the call is automatically rerouted to 999 operators. The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso. 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. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru. Hyponyms en E112 Coordinate terms en 000<q:Australia> 105<q:Mongolia> 110<q:China, Iran> 111<q:New Zealand> 119<q:Japan, South Korea> 911<q:North America> 999<q:UK, Ireland> Derived terms en E112, en European 112 Day Anagrams en 112 121 Category:Hindu-Arabic script en 3-syllable words en One Two European Union United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Ireland Northern Ireland Angola Benin Burundi Cameroon Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea-Bissau Kenya Mali Mauritius Nigeria São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Tanzania Uganda Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bhutan East Timor Indonesia Iraq Kazakhstan Kuwait Syria Moldova North Macedonia Northern Cyprus Netherlands South Korea Lebanon Tajikistan Turkmenistan Armenia Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Greenland Hungary Norway Iceland Isle of Man Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Ireland Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine Turkey Vanuatu Guadaloupe Martinique Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Vatican City Papua New Guinea Nauru French Polynesia New Caledonia Colombia Falkland Islands French Guiana Emergency services Law enforcement Firefighting Poisons Telecommunications Dutch Pronunciation nl /eːn.eːnˈtʋeː/ /eː.neːnˈtʋeː/ nl Nl-112.ogg Proper noun n en 112, the pan-European emergency phone number Synonyms nl alarmnummer Finnish Etymology See the etymology on the English entry. Pronunciation yksi-yksi-kakkonen yksi-yksi-kaksi colloquial yks-yks-kakkone(n) colloquial yks-yks-kaks - The phone number is always pronounced as each digit individually. Proper noun en 112, the pan-European emergency phone number Declension nainen 112 112:n 112:ta 112:ssa 112:sta 112:een 112:lla 112:lta 112:lle 112:na 112:ksi 112:tta Synonyms fi hätänumero Italian Etymology Until the 2010s, dialing this number on the phone automatically phoned the Carabinieri. Pronunciation cèntodòdici Noun it noun m it informal Carabinieri Swedish sv:+ (telefonnummer) Pronunciation sv /ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/ /ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/ Usage note: '112' can either be pronounced as 'one-one-two' (/ɛt.ɛtˈtvoː/) or 'hundred-twelve' (/ˈhɵndraˈtɔlv/). Proper noun n 112\:s sv 112, the pan-European emergency phone number. sv 31 January 2019 Carl Larsson SVT Nyheter Det ska gå att ringa 112 även vid störningar It should be possible to call 112 even during disruptions. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/det-ska-ga-att-ringa-112-aven-vid-storningar 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123201640/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/det-ska-ga-att-ringa-112-aven-vid-storningar 23 January 2025 Synonyms sv SOS Alarm sv larmnumret sv nödnumret sv nittiotusen obsolete sv 90 000 obsolete