auto-
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- aut- (used before a vowel)
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).
PrefixEdit
auto-
- Reflexive, regarding or to oneself
- auto- + biography → autobiography
- auto- + erotic → autoerotic
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
- (different): allo-, hetero-
- (concomitant): syn-
- (reciprocal): inter-
- (mutual): co-, con-/com-/col-/cor-, syn-/sym-/syl-, inter-
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
regarding oneself
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Etymology 2Edit
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
automatic
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Etymology 3Edit
Clipping of automobile, from auto- + mobile
PrefixEdit
auto-
TranslationsEdit
relating to cars or the driving of cars
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
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, 2022
- “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.
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
- auto- (regarding oneself)
- auto- + cenzura → autocenzura
- Synonym: sebe-
Derived termsEdit
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-
Derived termsEdit
FinnishEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
- auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
- 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
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “auto-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
PrefixEdit
auto-
- auto-: regarding oneself.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “auto-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
ItalianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PrefixEdit
auto-
- (highly productive) auto-, self- (regarding oneself; by oneself)
- (highly productive) auto-, self- (automatic)
- (mathematics) eigen-
- (rare) homo- (same)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- auto-1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2Edit
Derived from auto, automobile.
PrefixEdit
auto-
- auto- (relating to cars)
Derived termsEdit
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-
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “auto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “auto-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
- auto-, as relating to oneself
- auto- + biografia → autobiografia
- Synonym: samo-
- auto-, automatic
- auto-, as relating to cars
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- auto- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- auto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
auto-
- self-; auto- (done by or directed at oneself)
- auto- (automatic)
- auto- (relating to automobiles)
- (Brazil, linear algebra) eigen- (relating to eigenvectors and eigenvalues)
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).
PrefixEdit
auto-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “auto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014