auto

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

auto (not comparable)

  1. automatic (of a gearbox / transmission)
    It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

Noun

auto (plural autos)

  1. (chiefly attributively) An automobile.
    My brother is an auto mechanic.
  2. A setting for automatic operation.
    Put it on auto.
    Synonym: automatic
    Antonym: manual
  3. A writ.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).

Noun

auto (plural autos)

  1. (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

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

Clipping of automobil.

Noun

auto ?

  1. automobile, car
    Synonym: kotxe

Declension

Template:eu-decl-inanim noun

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of automòbil.

Pronunciation

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

  1. car; automobile

Further reading

Czech

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Pronunciation

Noun

auto n

  1. car, automobile

Declension

Template:cs-decl-noun

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Shortened form of automobiel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯toː/, /ˈoːtoː/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

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

  1. car, automobile
    Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: oto
  • → Papiamentu: outo
  • → Sranan Tongo: oto
  • → West Frisian: auto

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑu̯tˑo]

Noun

auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)

  1. car, automobile
  2. (at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.

Declension

Declension of auto (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative auto autod
accusative nom.
gen. auto
genitive 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

Etymology

Shortened form of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuto
  • Syllabification(key): au‧to

Noun

auto

  1. car, automobile

Declension

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.
Possessive forms of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative autoni autoni
accusative nom. autoni autoni
gen. autoni
genitive autoni autojeni
partitive autoani autojani
inessive autossani autoissani
elative autostani autoistani
illative autooni autoihini
adessive autollani autoillani
ablative autoltani autoiltani
allative autolleni autoilleni
essive autonani autoinani
translative autokseni autoikseni
abessive autottani autoittani
instructive — —
comitative — autoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative autosi autosi
accusative nom. autosi autosi
gen. autosi
genitive autosi autojesi
partitive autoasi autojasi
inessive autossasi autoissasi
elative autostasi autoistasi
illative autoosi autoihisi
adessive autollasi autoillasi
ablative autoltasi autoiltasi
allative autollesi autoillesi
essive autonasi autoinasi
translative autoksesi autoiksesi
abessive autottasi autoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — autoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative automme automme
accusative nom. automme automme
gen. automme
genitive automme autojemme
partitive autoamme autojamme
inessive autossamme autoissamme
elative autostamme autoistamme
illative autoomme autoihimme
adessive autollamme autoillamme
ablative autoltamme autoiltamme
allative autollemme autoillemme
essive autonamme autoinamme
translative autoksemme autoiksemme
abessive autottamme autoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — autoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative autonne autonne
accusative nom. autonne autonne
gen. autonne
genitive autonne autojenne
partitive autoanne autojanne
inessive autossanne autoissanne
elative autostanne autoistanne
illative autoonne autoihinne
adessive autollanne autoillanne
ablative autoltanne autoiltanne
allative autollenne autoillenne
essive autonanne autoinanne
translative autoksenne autoiksenne
abessive autottanne autoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — autoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative autonsa autonsa
accusative nom. autonsa autonsa
gen. autonsa
genitive autonsa autojensa
partitive autoaan
autoansa 		autojaan
autojansa
inessive autossaan
autossansa 		autoissaan
autoissansa
elative autostaan
autostansa 		autoistaan
autoistansa
illative autoonsa autoihinsa
adessive autollaan
autollansa 		autoillaan
autoillansa
ablative autoltaan
autoltansa 		autoiltaan
autoiltansa
allative autolleen
autollensa 		autoilleen
autoillensa
essive autonaan
autonansa 		autoinaan
autoinansa
translative autokseen
autoksensa 		autoikseen
autoiksensa
abessive autottaan
autottansa 		autoittaan
autoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — autoineen
autoinensa

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Clipping of automobile.

Pronunciation

Noun

auto f (plural autos)

  1. car
    Synonyms: automobile, voiture

Descendants

Anagrams

Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

auto

  1. car

Inflection

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

References

  1. ^ auto in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

Interlingua

Etymology

Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Noun

auto (plural autos)

  1. car, automobile
    Synonym: automobile

Italian

Etymology

Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Noun

auto f (uncountable)

  1. car
    Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

auto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アウト

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) autō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of autus

Latvian

Etymology 1

Shortened form of automašīna.

Pronunciation

Noun

auto m (invariable)

  1. (colloquial) car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
    Synonyms: automašīna, mašīna

Etymology 2

See aut.

Participle

auto

  1. (deprecated template usage) vocative singular masculine form of autais
  2. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular masculine form of autais
  3. (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular masculine form of autais
  4. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural masculine form of autais
  5. (deprecated template usage) vocative singular feminine form of autais
  6. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular feminine form of autais
  7. (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular feminine form of autais
  8. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural feminine form of autais

Nauruan

Noun

auto

  1. car

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

auto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute)

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  1. tall
  2. high (in position)

Adverb

auto

  1. high

Polish

Etymology

Via French or German from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Pronunciation

Noun

auto n (plural auta)

  1. car
    Synonym: samochód

Declension

Declension of auto
singular plural
nominative auto auta
genitive auta aut
dative autu autom
accusative auto auta
instrumental autem autami
locative aucie autach
vocative auto auta

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -awtu

Etymology 1

From Latin actus, perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

  1. a public deed or ceremony
    Synonyms: solenidade, cerimônia
  2. auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
  3. (dated) act; deed
    Synonyms: feito, ato, ação
  4. act (record of something done)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of automóvel.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

  1. automobile; car
    Synonyms: automóvel, carro, veículo
Related terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Shortened form of Clipping of automòbīl.

Noun

àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

  1. car, automobile
    Synonym: kola

Note: In Serbia auto/ауто as neuter ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto") can occur in Serbian, but it is substandard.

Declension

Declension of auto
singular plural
nominative auto auti
genitive auta auta
dative autu autima
accusative auto aute
vocative auto auti
locative autu autima
instrumental autom autima

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

auto n (genitive singular auta, nominative plural autá, genitive plural áut, declension pattern of mesto)

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

Declension

Declension of auto
singular plural
nominative auto autá
genitive auta áut
dative autu autám
accusative auto autá
locative aute autách
instrumental autom autami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology 1

Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

  1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) car, automobile
    Synonyms: (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean America, Colombia, Venezuela) automóvil, (Spain, Central Mexico) carro, coche

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

  1. (law, formal) order, writ, resolution
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