awto

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish auto, short for automóvil.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: aw‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔauto/, [ˈʔaʊ̯to]

Noun

awto

1. automobile, car

   Synonym: kotse

2. vehicle

   Synonyms: behikulo, lunadan, sakayan

Derived terms

• mag-awto

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

Final clipping of English automobile, from French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”) (from Latin mobilis (“movable”)).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: aw‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔawto/, [ˈʔaʊ̯.t̪ʊ]

Noun

awto

1. automobile, car

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Auto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawtɔ/

Noun

awto n

1. car (automobile)

Declension

Declension of awto

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	awto	awśe	awta
Genitive	awta	awtowu	awtow
Dative	awtoju, awtu	awtoma	awtam
Accusative	awto	awśe	awta
Instrumental	awtom	awtoma	awtami
Locative	awśe	awtoma	awtach

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “awto”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• oto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish auto, short for automóvil.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: aw‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔawto/, [ˈʔaʊ̯.to]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔoto/, [ˈʔo.to] (colloquial)

Noun

awto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. automobile; car

   Synonyms: awtomobil, kotse, sasakyan

Related terms

• awtomobil

 

References

• “awto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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Upper Sorbian

awto

Etymology

Shortened from awtomobil, borrowed from French automobile, compound of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + Latin mobilis (“movable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈau̯tɔ/

Noun

awto n

1. automobile, car
   • 1951, Richard Iselt, Z brěmješka dopomnjenkow, Budyšin: Domowina; quoted in Uni Leipzig, Korpus: Upper Sorbian, "awtach":

     Wjeseleše so po tym na sportnych awtach.

     She was looking forward to the sports cars afterwards.

Declension

Declension of awto

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	awto	awće	awta
Genitive	awta	awtow	awtow
Dative	awtu	awtomaj	awtam
Accusative	awto	awće	awta
Instrumental	awtom	awtomaj	awtami
Locative	awće	awtomaj	awtach
Vocative	awto	awće	awta

Further reading

• “awto” in Soblex