auto
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (General American) IPA: /ˈɔtoʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"OtoU/, /"AtoU/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɔːtəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"O:t@U/
Noun [edit]
auto (plural autos)
- (chiefly attributively) An automobile.
- My brother is an auto mechanic.
- A setting for automatic operation.
- Put it on auto.
- A writ
Synonyms [edit]
- (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor
- (setting for automatic operation): automatic
Antonyms [edit]
- (setting for automatic operation): manual
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /auto/
Noun [edit]
auto n
- auto, automobile, car
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auto | auta |
| genitive | auta | aut |
| dative | autu | autům |
| accusative | auto | auta |
| vocative | auto | auta |
| locative | autu, autě | autech |
| instrumental | autem | auty |
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automobiel, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Estonian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɑuto/
Noun [edit]
auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)
Declension [edit]
- This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Hyphenation: au‧to
- IPA: [ˈɑuto̞]
Noun [edit]
auto
Declension [edit]
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Declension of auto (type valo)
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Derived terms [edit]
Compounds [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Noun [edit]
auto f (plural autos)
Synonyms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Interlingua [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Noun [edit]
auto (plural autos)
- car, auto
Synonyms [edit]
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Noun [edit]
auto f (invariable)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Japanese [edit]
Romanization [edit]
auto
- See アウト
Neapolitan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin altus
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /'awt̪ɐ/
Adjective [edit]
auto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute)
Adverb [edit]
auto
Polish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
auto n (plural auta)
Declension [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin āctus (“act”), perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, *agʰ- (“to lead”).
Noun [edit]
auto m (plural autos)
- a public deed or ceremony
- auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
- (dated) act; deed
- act (record of something done)
Synonyms [edit]
- (public deed): solenidade, cerimônia
- (deed): feito, ato, ação
Derived terms [edit]
- (public deed): auto-da-fé
Etymology 2 [edit]
Abbreviated from automóvel.
Noun [edit]
auto m (plural autos)
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Shortened form of automòbīl.
Noun [edit]
àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auto | auti |
| genitive | auta | auta |
| dative | autu | autima |
| accusative | auto | aute |
| vocative | auto | auti |
| locative | autu | autima |
| instrumental | autom | autima |
Slovak [edit]
Noun [edit]
auto n
- car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
Spanish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Noun [edit]
auto m (plural autos)
Synonyms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
auto m (plural autos)
- (law, formal) Order, or writ, or resolution
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Vehicles
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Czech neuter nouns
- Czech nouns
- cs:Vehicles
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch nouns
- nl:Vehicles
- Estonian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Estonian nouns
- Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Interlingua terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Interlingua nouns
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian nouns
- Italian nouns with irregular gender
- Japanese romaji
- Neapolitan terms derived from Latin
- Neapolitan adjectives
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish nouns
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese dated terms
- pt:Literature
- pt:Vehicles
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Slovak nouns
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish nouns
- en:Law
- English formal terms
