auto
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊ/, /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɔɾoʊ], [ˈɑɾoʊ]
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɑɾoʊ]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊ/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: (General American, Canada) -ɑtoʊ
- Homophones: Otto, otto (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.
AdjectiveEdit
auto (not comparable)
- Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox / transmission)
- It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
NounEdit
auto (plural autos)
- (chiefly attributively) An automobile.
- My brother is an auto mechanic.
- A setting for automatic operation.
- 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.
- 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).
SynonymsEdit
- (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
VerbEdit
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.
- 1907, Automotive Industries (volume 16, page 711)
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).
NounEdit
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 alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
BasqueEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
auto inan
- automobile, car
- Synonym: kotxe
DeclensionEdit
Declension of auto (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
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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 | — | — |
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto m (plural autos)
Further readingEdit
- “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.
CimbrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian auto, a clipping of automobile.
NounEdit
auto m
- (Luserna) car, automobile
ReferencesEdit
- 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
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto n
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. Equivalent to a shortened form of automobiel.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n)
- car, automobile
- Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie
Derived termsEdit
- autobaan
- autoband
- autobioscoop
- autocoureur
- autogordel
- autohandelaar
- autokerkhof
- autolader
- autoloos
- automonteur
- autopech
- autoradio
- autosnelweg
- autospiegel
- autostoel
- autostuur
- autoverzekering
- autowasstraat
- autoweg
- botsauto
- brandweerauto
- politieauto
- sportauto
- tankauto
- terreinauto
- vluchtauto
- vrachtauto
- ziekenauto
DescendantsEdit
EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)
- car, automobile
- (at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | auto | autod |
accusative | auto | autod |
genitive | auto | autode |
partitive | autot | autosid |
illative | auto 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 |
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | autoin | |
abessive | autotta | autoitta | |
comitative | — | autoineen |
Possessive forms of auto (type valo) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | autoni | automme |
2nd person | autosi | autonne |
3rd person | autonsa |
SynonymsEdit
- (formal) henkilöauto
- (all colloquial) kiesi, kosla, pirssi, kauppakassi, kaara, peltilehmä, ritsa, kottero, kumijalka, kärry, biili
- (archaic, now humorous) hyrysysy
Derived termsEdit
CompoundsEdit
- asuntoauto
- aurinkoauto
- auto-onnettomuus
- 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
- 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
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of automobile.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto f (plural autos)
- car
- Synonyms: automobile, voiture
DescendantsEdit
AnagramsEdit
Inari SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
auto
InflectionEdit
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 formsEdit
ReferencesEdit
InterlinguaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
NounEdit
auto (plural autos)
- car, automobile
- Synonym: automobile
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Clipping of automobile.
NounEdit
auto f (invariable)
- Clipping of automobile: car
- Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Cimbrian: auto
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
auto m (invariable)
Etymology 3Edit
From Spanish and Portuguese auto (literally “act”).
NounEdit
auto m (invariable)
- (historical, uncountable) auto (genre of dramatic literature)
- (historical) an auto literary work
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
auto
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
autō
LatvianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Shortened form of automašīna.
PronunciationEdit
(file)
NounEdit
auto m (invariable)
- (colloquial) car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
- Synonyms: automašīna, mašīna
Etymology 2Edit
See aut.
ParticipleEdit
auto
- vocative singular masculine form of autais
- accusative singular masculine form of autais
- instrumental singular masculine form of autais
- genitive plural masculine form of autais
- vocative singular feminine form of autais
- accusative singular feminine form of autais
- instrumental singular feminine form of autais
- genitive plural feminine form of autais
NauruanEdit
NounEdit
auto
NeapolitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
auto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute)
AdverbEdit
auto
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Auto, from French auto, clipping of automobile.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto n (diminutive autko or auteczko)
- (colloquial) car, automobile
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:samochód
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
NounEdit
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)
Derived termsEdit
- (public deed): auto-da-fé
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
auto m (plural autos)
Related termsEdit
RomagnolEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of automòbila.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto f (invariable)
- Synonym: automòbila
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Masotti, Adelmo (1999) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano (in Italian), Zanichelli
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)
- car, automobile
- 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.
- Ne možeš da uzmeš auto, jer nema benzina. ― You can’t take the car, because there isn’t any gas.
- Synonym: kola
Note: In Serbia auto/ауто as neuter ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto") can occur, but it is substandard.
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “auto” in Hrvatski jezični portal
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
auto n (genitive singular auta, nominative plural autá, genitive plural áut, declension pattern of mesto)
- car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- auto in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
NounEdit
auto m (plural autos)
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Uruguay) car, automobile
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Early borrowing from Latin actus. Doublet of the later borrowing acto.
NounEdit
auto m (plural autos)
- (law, formal) order, writ, resolution
- (literature) short play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “auto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.
NounEdit
auto c (plural auto's)
- A car, an automobile.