Wiktionary

auto-

See also: auto, Auto, autó, aùto, autō, aŭto, Auto., and Appendix:Variations of "auto"

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • aut- (used before a vowel)

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. Reflexive, regarding or to oneself
    autobiography, autoerotic
  2. (from automatic) automatic
    autofocus, autoloader, autowalk
  3. (from automobile) relating to cars or the driving of cars
    autocross, autophile

SynonymsEdit

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

English words prefixed with auto-

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
  2. auto- (relating to cars)

Derived termsEdit

Catalan words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
    ‎auto- + ‎cenzura → ‎autocenzura
    Synonym: sebe-

Derived termsEdit

Czech words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

  • auto- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • auto- I in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
  • auto- II in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

DanishEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. self
    autobiografi, autofiktion
  2. automatic
    autozoom, autopilot
  3. cars
    autoskade, autoværksted

Derived termsEdit

Danish words prefixed with auto-

FinnishEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
    autobiografia ― autobiography
    autonomia ― autonomy
    Synonyms: oma-, itse-
    omaelämäkerta ― autobiography
    itsehallinto ― self-governance, autonomy
  2. auto- (automatic)
    autopilotti ― autopilot
    Synonyms: automaatti-, automaattinen
    automaattiohjaus ― autopilot

Usage notesEdit

  • In Finnish the prefix auto- is chiefly used with loanwords, see usage examples above.

Derived termsEdit

Finnish words prefixed with auto-

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /o.to/, /o.tɔ/
  • Audio
    		(file)

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
  2. auto- (automatic)
  3. auto- (relating to cars)

Derived termsEdit

French words prefixed with auto-

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-, self-

Derived termsEdit

Galician words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

GermanEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

German words prefixed with auto-

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).[1]

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
  2. auto- (automatic)

Derived termsEdit

Hungarian nouns prefixed with auto-

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
  2. ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 17

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [au̯to]
  • Hyphenation: auto

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-: regarding oneself.

Derived termsEdit

Indonesian words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. (highly productive) auto-, self- (regarding oneself; by oneself)
  2. (highly productive) auto-, self- (automatic)
  3. (mathematics) eigen-
  4. (rare) homo- (same)
Derived termsEdit
Italian words prefixed with auto-
Italian words prefixed with auto- (self)
Italian words prefixed with auto- (automatic)

ReferencesEdit

  • auto-1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2Edit

Derived from auto, automobile.

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- (relating to cars)
Derived termsEdit
Italian words prefixed with auto- (car)

ReferencesEdit

  • auto-2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with auto-

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with auto-

ReferencesEdit

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto- as relating to oneself
    ‎auto- + ‎biografia → ‎autobiografia
    Synonym: samo-
  2. auto-, automatic
    ‎auto- + ‎pilot → ‎autopilot
    Synonym: samo-
  3. auto-, as relating to cars
    ‎auto- + ‎alarm → ‎autoalarm
    Synonym: samo-

Derived termsEdit

Polish words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

  • auto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. self-; auto- (done by or directed at oneself)
    ‎auto- + ‎ódio (“hatred”) → ‎auto-ódio (“self-hatred”)
  2. auto- (automatic)
    ‎auto- + ‎foco (“foco”) → ‎autofoco (“autofocus”)
  3. auto- (relating to automobiles)
    ‎auto- + ‎carro (“car”) → ‎autocarro (“bus”)
  4. (Brazil, linear algebra) eigen- (relating to eigenvectors and eigenvalues)

Derived termsEdit

Portuguese words prefixed with auto-

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

PrefixEdit

auto-

  1. auto-
  2. drive-in

Derived termsEdit

Spanish words prefixed with auto-

Further readingEdit

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