See also: intro., intro-, and într-o

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (lead-in, introduction) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (inner, what is inside). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.

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intro (plural intros)

  1. (informal) An introduction.
  2. (informal) The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
  3. (demoscene) A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.
    • 1999, brainpower / digital artists, “Win32 demos”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
      If the rules specify that the DLLs' size will be added to the 64K limit, there's not a lot of space to code an intro.
    • 2001, LJames4728, “Good C64 Game Sites?”, in alt.c64 (Usenet):
      Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers/intros.
    • 2005, Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1:
      Games, demos, intros. They were the same, this was the scene. The trend was that you cracked and made demos and intros.

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Verb

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intro (third-person singular simple present intros, present participle introing, simple past and past participle introed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To introduce.

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Etymology

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From English intro.

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intro

  1. (colloquial) intro (opening sequence) (Classifier: c;  c)

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English intro), ultimately from Latin intrōductiō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈintro/, [ˈin̪.t̪ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -intro
  • Syllabification(key): int‧ro
  • Hyphenation(key): int‧ro

Noun

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intro (informal)

  1. intro (introduction)
    Synonyms: aloitus, esittely, johdanto

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Inflection of intro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative intro introt
genitive intron introjen
partitive introa introja
illative introon introihin
singular plural
nominative intro introt
accusative nom. intro introt
gen. intron
genitive intron introjen
partitive introa introja
inessive introssa introissa
elative introsta introista
illative introon introihin
adessive introlla introilla
ablative introlta introilta
allative introlle introille
essive introna introina
translative introksi introiksi
abessive introtta introitta
instructive introin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of intro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative introni introni
accusative nom. introni introni
gen. introni
genitive introni introjeni
partitive introani introjani
inessive introssani introissani
elative introstani introistani
illative introoni introihini
adessive introllani introillani
ablative introltani introiltani
allative introlleni introilleni
essive intronani introinani
translative introkseni introikseni
abessive introttani introittani
instructive
comitative introineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative introsi introsi
accusative nom. introsi introsi
gen. introsi
genitive introsi introjesi
partitive introasi introjasi
inessive introssasi introissasi
elative introstasi introistasi
illative introosi introihisi
adessive introllasi introillasi
ablative introltasi introiltasi
allative introllesi introillesi
essive intronasi introinasi
translative introksesi introiksesi
abessive introttasi introittasi
instructive
comitative introinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative intromme intromme
accusative nom. intromme intromme
gen. intromme
genitive intromme introjemme
partitive introamme introjamme
inessive introssamme introissamme
elative introstamme introistamme
illative introomme introihimme
adessive introllamme introillamme
ablative introltamme introiltamme
allative introllemme introillemme
essive intronamme introinamme
translative introksemme introiksemme
abessive introttamme introittamme
instructive
comitative introinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative intronne intronne
accusative nom. intronne intronne
gen. intronne
genitive intronne introjenne
partitive introanne introjanne
inessive introssanne introissanne
elative introstanne introistanne
illative introonne introihinne
adessive introllanne introillanne
ablative introltanne introiltanne
allative introllenne introillenne
essive intronanne introinanne
translative introksenne introiksenne
abessive introttanne introittanne
instructive
comitative introinenne

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French

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Etymology

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Clipping of introduction.

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Noun

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intro f (plural intros)

  1. (informal) intro

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch intro, from Latin intrōductiō (lead-in, introduction).

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Noun

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intro (plural intro-intro)

  1. (informal) intro:
    1. clipping of introduksi (introduction)
      Synonyms: introduksi, pengantar
    2. the opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From intrā (within). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Suffix unexplained.

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intrō (present infinitive intrāre, perfect active intrāvī, supine intrātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive) to enter, go into, penetrate
    Synonyms: introeo, invado, ineo, subeō, invado, accēdō, succēdō, ingredior, immigrō
    Antonyms: exeō, ēvādō, ēgredior, abeō, ēiciō
  2. (transitive) to assault, attack
    Synonyms: invādō, oppugnō, incurrō, impetō, incessō, aggredior, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, inruō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
  3. (transitive) to cross, go beyond, exceed
    Synonyms: trānsgredior, praetereō, trānseō, superō, praeferō, peragō
  4. (transitive) to stab
    Synonyms: trānsfīgō, peragō, cōnfodiō, fīgō, percutiō, trāiciō, fodiō, trānsigō
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1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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Etymology 2

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From earlier *interus (whence also interior), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (inner, what is inside). Doublet of intrā.

The change from instrumental/ablative and accusative to accusative only is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

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intrō (+ accusative)

  1. within
    Synonyms: intrā, penitus
    Antonyms: forās, forīs, extrīnsecus
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  • Balkan Romance:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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  • intro (adv.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intro (vb.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intro in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • intro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "intro", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • intro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to enter a city: ingredi, intrare urbem, introire in urbem
    • (ambiguous) within four walls: intra parietes (Brut. 8. 32)
  • intro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English intro.

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  • Hyphenation: in‧tro

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intro f (plural intros)

  1. (music) intro
    Synonym: introdução
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Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin intrō.

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Preposition

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intro

  1. in, inside of, within

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈintɾo/ [ˈĩn̪.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -intɾo
  • Syllabification: in‧tro

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intro f (plural intros)

  1. intro (an introduction)
  2. intro, opening sequence (the opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc)
    Synonym: cabecera
  3. Enter, enter (the "Enter" key on a computer keyboard)

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