auto
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊ/, [ˈɔɾoʊ]
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɑɾoʊ]
- Homophones: Otto, otto (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
- Rhymes: (General American, Canada) -ɑtoʊ
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.
Adjective[edit]
auto (not comparable)
- (automotive) Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox/transmission)
- It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
Noun[edit]
auto (countable and uncountable, plural autos)
- (chiefly attributive) An automobile.
- My brother is an auto mechanic.
- (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.
- (automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission.
- A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
- (automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
- It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
Synonyms[edit]
- (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
auto (third-person singular simple present autos, present participle autoing, simple past and past participle autoed)
- (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
- 1907, Automotive Industries, volume 16, page 711:
- The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.
- 1924, The Smith Alumnae Quarterly, volumes 16-17, page 318:
- Christmas Day we decided to spend in snow, in order to feel more at home, and so we autoed up 5000 ft. to Peira Cava and reveled in the winter sports, autoing back to the roses and “summer time” at nightfall.
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).
Noun[edit]
auto (plural autos)
- (India) An autorickshaw.
- ... users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto inan
- automobile, car
- Synonym: kotxe
Declension[edit]
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | auto | autoa | autoak |
ergative | autok | autoak | autoek |
dative | autori | autoari | autoei |
genitive | autoren | autoaren | autoen |
comitative | autorekin | autoarekin | autoekin |
causative | autorengatik | autoarengatik | autoengatik |
benefactive | autorentzat | autoarentzat | autoentzat |
instrumental | autoz | autoaz | autoez |
inessive | autotan | autoan | autoetan |
locative | autotako | autoko | autoetako |
allative | autotara | autora | autoetara |
terminative | autotaraino | autoraino | autoetaraino |
directive | autotarantz | autorantz | autoetarantz |
destinative | autotarako | autorako | autoetarako |
ablative | autotatik | autotik | autoetatik |
partitive | autorik | — | — |
prolative | autotzat | — | — |
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural autos)
Further reading[edit]
- “auto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “auto”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “auto” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “auto” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cimbrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian auto, a clipping of automobile.
Noun[edit]
auto m
- (Luserna) car, automobile
References[edit]
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto n
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- auto in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- auto in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- auto in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. Equivalent to a shortened form of automobiel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Arawak: ôto
- → Aukan: oto
- → Caribbean Hindustani: oto
- → Caribbean Javanese: oto
- → Indonesian: oto
- → Papiamentu: outo
- → Sranan Tongo: oto
- → West Frisian: auto
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)
- car, automobile
- (at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | auto | autod |
accusative | auto | autod |
genitive | auto | autode |
partitive | autot | autosid |
illative | autosse | autodesse |
inessive | autos | autodes |
elative | autost | autodest |
allative | autole | autodele |
adessive | autol | autodel |
ablative | autolt | autodelt |
translative | autoks | autodeks |
terminative | autoni | autodeni |
essive | autona | autodena |
abessive | autota | autodeta |
comitative | autoga | autodega |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto
Declension[edit]
Inflection of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | auto | autot | ||
genitive | auton | autojen | ||
partitive | autoa | autoja | ||
illative | autoon | autoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | auto | autot | ||
accusative | nom. | auto | autot | |
gen. | auton | |||
genitive | auton | autojen | ||
partitive | autoa | autoja | ||
inessive | autossa | autoissa | ||
elative | autosta | autoista | ||
illative | autoon | autoihin | ||
adessive | autolla | autoilla | ||
ablative | autolta | autoilta | ||
allative | autolle | autoille | ||
essive | autona | autoina | ||
translative | autoksi | autoiksi | ||
abessive | autotta | autoitta | ||
instructive | — | autoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (formal) henkilöauto
- (all colloquial) kiesi, kosla, pirssi, kauppakassi, kaara, peltilehmä, ritsa, kottero, kumijalka, kärry, biili
- (archaic, now humorous) hyrysysy
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
- asuntoauto
- aurinkoauto
- autoajelu
- autoala
- autoasema
- autoasentaja
- autoetu
- autogangsteri
- autohajottamo
- autohalli
- autohuoltamo
- autohurjastelija
- autohurjastelu
- autojenkuljetusvaunu
- autojono
- autojuna
- autokamera
- autokansi
- autokanta
- autokatos
- autokatsastus
- autokauppa
- autokauppias
- autoklinikka
- autokolari
- autokorjaamo
- autokoulu
- autokuljetus
- autokuorma
- autokyyti
- autolautta
- autoletka
- autoliike
- autoliikenne
- autolähtö
- automaalaamo
- automaatti
- automarketti
- automatka
- automatkailu
- automerkki
- automyyjä
- autonajo
- autonhuolto
- autonkuljettaja
- autonpyörä
- autonrengas
- auto-onnettomuus
- autopaikka
- autopankki
- autopikajuna
- autopilotti
- autopommi
- autopuhelin
- autopurkamo
- autoradio
- autorata
- autoretki
- autosampoo
- autotalli
- autotehdas
- autoteollisuus
- autotermiitti
- autotie
- autoturma
- autourheilija
- autourheilu
- autovaha
- autovakuutus
- autovaras
- autovarkaus
- autovero
- autovuokraamo
- avoauto
- dieselauto
- edustusauto
- erikoisauto
- farmariauto
- henkilöauto
- hinausauto
- huoltoauto
- hybridiauto
- hylkyauto
- höyryauto
- itäauto
- jakeluauto
- johdinauto
- jäteauto
- jätteenkuljetusauto
- kaasuauto
- kaiutinauto
- kakkosauto
- karja-auto
- karjankuljetusauto
- kasteluauto
- katalysaattoriauto
- katalyyttiauto
- kauppa-auto
- kaupunkiauto
- kiihdytysauto
- kilpa-auto
- kippiauto
- kirjastoauto
- kiskoauto
- kolariauto
- kotipalveluauto
- kouluauto
- koululaisauto
- kuorma-auto
- kuuauto
- kylmäkuljetusauto
- lava-auto
- lavettiauto
- leasingauto
- leikkiauto
- linja-auto
- loistoauto
- loka-auto
- luksusauto
- länsiauto
- maansiirtoauto
- maastoauto
- maitoauto
- matkailuauto
- mikroauto
- mittariauto
- monikäyttöauto
- museoauto
- muuttoauto
- myymäläauto
- mäkiauto
- neppiauto
- nostolava-auto
- nosturiauto
- ongelmajäteauto
- onnettomuusauto
- pakettiauto
- paloauto
- pankkiauto
- panssariauto
- perheauto
- piiska-auto
- pikkuauto
- pirssiauto
- poliisiauto
- polkuauto
- polttomoottoriauto
- postiauto
- postipalveluauto
- ralliauto
- rata-auto
- rekka-auto
- romuauto
- ruumisauto
- sairaankuljetusauto
- sairasauto
- sähköauto
- säiliöauto
- taksiauto
- tiepalveluauto
- tikasauto
- tila-auto
- turma-auto
- työsuhdeauto
- ulkolähetysauto
- umpiauto
- urheiluauto
- vaihtoauto
- vakioauto
- vetoauto
- vuokra-auto
- yhdistelmäauto
- yksityisauto
- yritysauto
- öljyauto
Further reading[edit]
- “auto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of automobile.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto f (plural autos)
- car
- Synonyms: automobile, voiture
Descendants[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Inari Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto
Inflection[edit]
Even inflection in -o[1] | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
Nominative | auto | autoh |
Accusative | auto | autoid |
Genitive | auto | autoi |
Illative | auton | autoid |
Locative | autost | autoin |
Comitative | autoin | autoiguin |
Abessive | autottáá | autoittáá |
Essive | auton | — |
Partitive | autod | — |
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Noun[edit]
auto (plural autos)
- car, automobile
- Synonym: automobile
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Clipping of automobile.
Noun[edit]
auto f (invariable)
- Clipping of automobile: car
- Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Cimbrian: auto
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto m (invariable)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Spanish and Portuguese auto (literally “act”).
Noun[edit]
auto m (invariable)
- (historical, uncountable) auto (genre of dramatic literature)
- (historical) an auto literary work
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- auto1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- auto2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
auto
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.toː/, [ˈäu̯t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.to/, [ˈäːu̯t̪o]
Adjective[edit]
autō
Latvian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortened form of automašīna.
Pronunciation[edit]
(file)
Noun[edit]
auto m (invariable)
- (colloquial) car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
- Synonyms: automašīna, mašīna
Etymology 2[edit]
See aut.
Participle[edit]
auto
- inflection of autais:
Nauruan[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto
Neapolitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
auto (feminine singular auta, masculine plural aute, feminine plural aute)
Adverb[edit]
auto
References[edit]
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “àuto-a”, in Schedario Napoletano
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Auto, from French auto, a clipping of automobile.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto n (diminutive autko or auteczko)
- (colloquial) car, automobile
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:samochód
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- auto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- auto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“to make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato and acto.
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural autos)
- a public deed or ceremony
- Synonyms: solenidade, cerimônia
- auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
- (dated) act; deed
- act (record of an accomplishment)
- document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
- narration or description of an event made by a public authority and which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)
Derived terms[edit]
- (public deed): auto-da-fé
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural autos)
Related terms[edit]
Romagnol[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of automòbila.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto f (invariable)
- car
- Synonym: automòbila
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)
- car, automobile
- Synonym: kola
- Ne možeš da uzmeš auto, jer nema benzina. ― You can’t take the car, because there isn’t any gas.
- 1989, Vidosav Stevanović, Inicijali:
- Cigareta beše gorka kao pepeo. Sedeo sam u autu (ruke na volanu, glava na rukama) i osluškivao kišu – večan, jednoličan i uvek nov šum, dirljivo dosadan i meni neobično, tužno uzbudljiv; rominjala je šapućući kao starica koja plače na tuđem grobu.
- The cigarette was as bitter as ash. I sat in the car (hands on the steering wheel, head on my hands) and listened to the rain - eternal, monotonous and always new noise, touchingly boring and strangely, sadly exciting for me; she whispered like an old woman crying at someone else's grave.
Note: In Serbia auto/ауто as neuter ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto") can occur, but it is substandard.
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “auto” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auto n (genitive singular auta, nominative plural autá, genitive plural áut, declension pattern of mesto)
- car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “auto”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural autos)
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Uruguay) car, automobile
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Early borrowing from Latin actus. Doublet of the later borrowing acto.
Noun[edit]
auto m (plural autos)
- (law, formal) order, writ, resolution
- (literature) short play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “auto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.
Noun[edit]
auto c (plural auto's)
- A car, an automobile.
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English terms with homophones
- Rhymes:English/ɑtoʊ
- Rhymes:English/ɑtoʊ/2 syllables
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Automotive
- English clippings
- English terms with usage examples
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English dated terms
- English terms with quotations
- English terms derived from Hindi
- Indian English
- en:Vehicles
- Basque clippings
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque inanimate nouns
- Catalan clippings
- Catalan 2-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Cimbrian terms borrowed from Italian
- Cimbrian terms derived from Italian
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian nouns
- Cimbrian masculine nouns
- Luserna Cimbrian
- cim:Automobiles
- cim:Vehicles
- Czech terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- Czech hard neuter nouns
- cs:Vehicles
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Vehicles
- Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian pere-type nominals
- Finnish clippings
- Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑuto
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑuto/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- French clippings
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Inari Sami terms borrowed from Finnish
- Inari Sami terms derived from Finnish
- Inari Sami lemmas
- Inari Sami nouns
- smn:Vehicles
- Inari Sami even o-stem nouns
- Interlingua terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua nouns
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/awto
- Rhymes:Italian/awto/2 syllables
- Italian clippings
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian nouns with irregular gender
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Regional Italian
- Italian terms derived from Spanish
- Italian terms derived from Portuguese
- Italian terms with historical senses
- Italian uncountable nouns
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin adjective forms
- Latvian terms with audio links
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian indeclinable nouns
- Latvian colloquialisms
- Latvian non-lemma forms
- Latvian participle forms
- Nauruan lemmas
- Nauruan nouns
- Neapolitan terms inherited from Latin
- Neapolitan terms derived from Latin
- Neapolitan lemmas
- Neapolitan adjectives
- Neapolitan adverbs
- Polish terms borrowed from German
- Polish terms derived from German
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/awtɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/awtɔ/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- Polish colloquialisms
- pl:Automobiles
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Rhymes:Portuguese/awtu
- Rhymes:Portuguese/awtu/2 syllables
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese semi-learned borrowings from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese dated terms
- Portuguese clippings
- pt:Literature
- pt:Vehicles
- Romagnol clippings
- Romagnol terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romagnol lemmas
- Romagnol nouns
- Romagnol feminine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian clippings
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples
- Serbo-Croatian terms with quotations
- Slovak 2-syllable words
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak nouns
- Slovak neuter nouns
- sk:Vehicles
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/auto
- Rhymes:Spanish/auto/2 syllables
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Argentinian Spanish
- Bolivian Spanish
- Chilean Spanish
- Ecuadorian Spanish
- Paraguayan Spanish
- Peruvian Spanish
- Philippine Spanish
- Uruguayan Spanish
- Spanish terms borrowed from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish doublets
- es:Law
- Spanish formal terms
- es:Literature
- es:Automobiles
- West Frisian terms borrowed from Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from French
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian nouns
- West Frisian common-gender nouns