auto-

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

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• aut- (used before a vowel)

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.təʊ/

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. Regarding oneself

   autobiography, autoerotic

2. (from automatic) automatic

   autofocus, autoloader

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

   autocross, autophile

SynonymsEdit

• self-

AntonymsEdit

• allo-
• hetero-

Derived termsEdit

► English words prefixed with auto-

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

TranslationsEdit

regarding oneself

• Armenian: ինքն (hy) (inkʿn)
• Bulgarian: авто- (avto-)
• Czech: auto- (cs)
• Danish: auto-, selv-
• French: auto- (fr)
• German: auto- (de)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Malay: swa- (ms)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: selv-, auto-

  Nynorsk: auto-

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

  Cyrillic: ауто-

  Roman: auto-

automatic

• Armenian: ինքն (hy) (inkʿn)
• Bulgarian: авто- (avto-)
• Czech: samo-
• Danish: auto-
• French: auto- (fr)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Ido: auto-
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Korean: 자동 (ko) (jadong)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: auto-

  Nynorsk: auto-

• 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-)
• French: auto- (fr)
• Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-)
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Norwegian: auto-

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

  Cyrillic: ауто-

  Roman: auto-

AnagramsEdit

• aout, outa

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DanishEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. self

   autobiografi, autofiktion

2. automatic

   autozoom, autopilot

3. cars

   autoskade, autoværksted

Derived termsEdit

► Danish words prefixed with auto-

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /o.to/, /o.tɔ/

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto- (in all senses)

Derived termsEdit

► French words prefixed with auto-

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GermanEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

► German words prefixed with auto-

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒuto]

PrefixEdit

auto-

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

ReferencesEdit

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ItalianEdit

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto- (in all senses)
2. self-
3. (mathematics) eigen-

Derived termsEdit

► Italian words prefixed with auto-

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

► Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with auto-

ReferencesEdit

• “auto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

► Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with auto-

ReferencesEdit

• “auto-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.to/

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

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

Derived termsEdit

► Portuguese words prefixed with auto-

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek αὐτo- (auto-).

PrefixEdit

auto-

1. auto-

Derived termsEdit

► Spanish words prefixed with auto-

• autodisciplina
• autótrofo