auto-

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

English

Alternative forms

• aut- (used before a vowel)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.təʊ/

Prefix

auto-

1. Regarding oneself

   autobiography, autoerotic

   Synonym: self-

   Antonyms: allo-, hetero-

2. (from automatic) automatic

   autofocus, autoloader

3. (from automobile) relating to cars or the driving of cars

   autocross, autophile

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with auto-

• autoclave
• autodetermination
• autograph
• automatic
• automaton
• autoverification
• autosome

Translations

regarding oneself

• Armenian: ինքն (hy) (inkʿn)
• Bulgarian: авто- (avto-)
• Catalan: auto- (ca)
• Czech: auto- (cs)
• Danish: auto-, selv-
• Finnish: itse-
• French: auto- (fr)
• Galician: auto- (gl)
• German: auto- (de)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Malay: swa- (ms)
• Moroccan Amazigh: -ⵎⴰⵏ m (-man), -ⵎⴰⵏⵜ f (-mant), -ⵎⴰⵏⵏ pl or m pl (-mann), -ⵎⴰⵏⵉⵏ pl or f pl (-manin)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: selv-, auto-

  Nynorsk: auto-

• Persian: اتو‎ (fa) (oto-), خود‎ (fa) (xod-)
• Polish: auto- (pl)
• Portuguese: auto- (pt)
• Russian: авто- (ru) (avto-), само- (ru) (samo-), себе- (sebe-)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ауто-

  Roman: auto-

• Spanish: auto- (es)

automatic

• Armenian: ինքն (hy) (inkʿn)
• Bulgarian: авто- (avto-)
• Czech: samo-
• Danish: auto-
• Finnish: auto- (fi)
• French: auto- (fr)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Ido: auto-
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Korean: 자동 (ko) (jadong)
• Moroccan Amazigh: -ⵎⴰⵏ m (-man), -ⵎⴰⵏⵜ f (-mant), -ⵎⴰⵏⵏ pl or m pl (-mann), -ⵎⴰⵏⵉⵏ pl or f pl (-manin)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: auto-

  Nynorsk: auto-

• Polish: auto- (pl)
• Portuguese: auto- (pt)
• Russian: авто- (ru) (avto-)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ауто-

  Roman: auto-

relating to cars or the driving of cars

• Armenian: ավտո- (avto-)
• Bulgarian: авто- (avto-)
• Finnish: auto- (fi)
• French: auto- (fr)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Norwegian: auto-

• Polish: auto- (pl)
• Portuguese: auto- (pt)
• Russian: авто- (ru) (avto-)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ауто-

  Roman: auto-

Anagrams

• aout, outa

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

Prefix

auto-

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

Derived terms

► Catalan words prefixed with auto-

Further reading

• “auto-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “auto-” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau̯to]

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (regarding oneself)

   ‎auto- + ‎cenzura → ‎autocenzura

   Synonym: sebe-

Derived terms

► Czech words prefixed with auto-

Further reading

• 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

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Danish

Prefix

auto-

1. self

   autobiografi, autofiktion

2. automatic

   autozoom, autopilot

3. cars

   autoskade, autoværksted

Derived terms

► Danish words prefixed with auto-

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.to/, /o.tɔ/

Prefix

auto-

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

Derived terms

► French words prefixed with auto-

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Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-, self-

Derived terms

► Galician words prefixed with auto-

Further reading

• “auto-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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German

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Derived terms

► German words prefixed with auto-

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒuto]

Prefix

auto-

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

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Italian

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

auto-

1. (highly productive) auto-, self- (regarding oneself; by oneself)
2. (highly productive) auto-, self- (automatic)
3. (mathematics) eigen-
4. (rare) homo- (same)

Derived terms

► Italian words prefixed with auto-

► Italian words prefixed with auto- (self)

► Italian words prefixed with auto- (automatic)

Etymology 2

Derived from auto, automobile.

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (relating to cars)

Derived terms

► Italian words prefixed with auto- (car)

References

• auto-¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• auto-² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Derived terms

► Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with auto-

References

• “auto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Derived terms

► Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with auto-

References

• “auto-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (regarding oneself)
2. auto- (automatic)
3. auto- (relating to cars or the driving of cars)

Derived terms

► Polish words prefixed with auto-

Further reading

• auto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.to/

Prefix

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- + ‎esporte (“sport”) → ‎autoesporte (“car sport”)

4. (linear algebra) eigen- (relating to eigenvectors and eigenvalues)

Derived terms

► Portuguese words prefixed with auto-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with auto-

• autodisciplina
• autótrofo

Further reading

• “auto-” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.