auto

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See also Auto, auto-, autó, autō, aùto, and aŭto

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.

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  • (General American) IPA: /ˈɔtoʊ/, SAMPA: /"OtoU/, /"AtoU/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɔːtəʊ/, SAMPA: /"O:t@U/

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auto (plural autos)

  1. (chiefly attributively) An automobile.
    • My brother is an auto mechanic.
  2. A setting for automatic operation.
    • Put it on auto.

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  • (setting for automatic operation): manual

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[edit] Czech

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From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto n.

  1. auto, automobile, car

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[edit] Dutch

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Shortened form of automobiel, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto m. (plural auto's, diminutive autootje)

  1. car, automobile

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[edit] Estonian

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From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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  • IPA: /ˈɑuto/

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auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)

  1. car, automobile

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

Shortened form of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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  • Hyphenation: au‧to
  • IPA: [ˈɑuto̞]

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auto

  1. car
  2. automobile

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[edit] French

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Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self)

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auto f. (plural autos)

  1. car

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Etymology

Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto (plural autos)

  1. car, auto

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto f. inv.

  1. car

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[edit] Japanese

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auto (katakana アウト)

  1. (sports) out

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto n. (plural auta)

  1. car

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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Shortened form of automòbīl.

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àuto m. (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

  1. car, automobile

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[edit] Slovak

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auto n.

  1. car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, self).

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auto m. (plural autos)

  1. car
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auto m. (plural autos)

  1. (law, formal) Order, or writ, or resolution
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