Auto - Wiktionary

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "auto"

English

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Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊ/, [ˈɔː.təʊ]
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊ/, [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ]
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ]
  - Audio (Southern California): (file)
(General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈoːtəʉ/, [ˈoː.təʉ], /ˈoːtɐʉ/, [ˈoː.tɐʉ]
(New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈoːtɐʉ/, [ˈoː.tɐʉ]
Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ
Hyphenation: au‧to
Homophones: Otto, otto (cot–caught merger)

Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.

Adjective

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auto (not comparable)

(automotive) Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission). It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
- 2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‎[1], page 250‎[2], archived from the original on 6 June 2025:For the first eight years of the Tetris Championship Series, the eventual victor used a technique known as delayed auto shift, or "DAS."

Noun

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auto (countable and uncountable, plural autos)

(now chiefly attributive) Clipping of automobile. My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts. In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.
- 2024 December 17, Chris Isidore, “The retreat from the world’s largest auto market has begun”, in CNN‎[3]:“There were golden years for GM in China, but those are over, and they’ll never have a comeback story,” said Michael Dunne, an auto industry consultant who has been involved in Western automakers’ efforts in China since the 1990s, including GM’s entry into the market.
- 2025 March 5, John Towfighi, “US stocks rally on Trump’s tariff exemption for autos”, in CNN‎[4]:“We spoke with the Big Three auto dealers. We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA,” President Donald Trump said in a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing Wednesday. Those dealers included Stellantis, Ford and General Motors.
(uncountable) A setting for automatic operation. Synonym: automatic Antonym: manual Put it on auto.
(automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission. A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
(automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission. It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

Synonyms

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(automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor

Derived terms

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autobesity
auto body
autocade
autocamp
autocide
autocoach
auto court
autocrash
autocrime
autoette
autogas
auto insurance
autoist
autoless
auto loan
automaker
automaking
automan
automania
automaniac
auto mechanic
auto park
auto part
autophobia
autopia
auto poker
auto polo
auto racing
autorack
auto rickshaw
auto safety seat
auto sear
auto shop
auto show
autospeak
autotransporter
auto transport truck
autoworker
full auto, full-auto
grand theft auto
nonauto
philautia

Verb

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auto (third-person singular simple present autos, present participle autoing, simple past and past participle autoed)

(intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
- 1907, Automotive Industries, volume 16, page 711:The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.
- 1924, The Smith Alumnae Quarterly, volumes 16-17, page 318:Christmas Day we decided to spend in snow, in order to feel more at home, and so we autoed up 5000 ft. to Peira Cava and reveled in the winter sports, autoing back to the roses and “summer time” at nightfall.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).

Noun

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auto (plural autos)

(India) An autorickshaw. Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.

Anagrams

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aout, outa

Basque

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Etymology

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Clipping of automobil.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /au̯to/ [au̯.t̪o]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -au̯to, -o
Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

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auto inan

automobile, car Synonyms: kotxe, beribil Xabier auto berria erosi du. ― Xabier has bought a new car.

Declension

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indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	auto	autoa	autoak	autook
ergative	autok	autoak	autoek	autook
dative	autori	autoari	autoei	autooi
genitive	autoren	autoaren	autoen	autoon
comitative	autorekin	autoarekin	autoekin	autookin
causative	autorengatik	autoarengatik	autoengatik	autoongatik
benefactive	autorentzat	autoarentzat	autoentzat	autoontzat
instrumental	autoz	autoaz	autoez	autootaz
innesive	autotan	autoan	autoetan	autootan
locative	autotako	autoko	autoetako	autootako
allative	autotara	autora	autoetara	autootara
terminative	autotaraino	autoraino	autoetaraino	autootaraino
directive	autotarantz	autorantz	autoetarantz	autootarantz
destinative	autotarako	autorako	autoetarako	autootarako
ablative	autotatik	autotik	autoetatik	autootatik
partitive	autorik	—	—	—
prolative	autotzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

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auto-ilara (“traffic jam”)
autobide (“freeway”)
autoeskola
autogile (“car manufacturer”)
autogintza (“car manufacturing”)
autozain
autozale

Related terms

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auto-stop
autobia (“freeway”)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Clipping of automòbil.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): (Central) [ˈaw.tu]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈaw.to]

Noun

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auto m (plural autos)

car; automobile

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian auto, a clipping of automobile.

Noun

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auto m

(Luserna) car, automobile

References

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Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:automobilWikipedia cs

Etymology

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Clipping of automobil.[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈau̯to]
Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

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auto n (diminutive autíčko)

car, automobile

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	auto	auta
genitive	auta	aut
dative	autu	autům
accusative	auto	auta
vocative	auto	auta
locative	autu, autě	autech
instrumental	autem	auty

References

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^ REJZEK, Jiří (2001), “auto”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), →ISBN, page 62.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. By surface analysis, clipping of automobiel.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.toː/, /ˈoː.toː/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

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auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n)

car, automobile Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie Hyponym: oldtimer

Derived terms

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auto-ongeluk
autobaan
autoband
autobestuurder
autobioscoop
autocoureur
autogordel
autohandelaar
autokerkhof
autolader
autoloos
autoluw
automonteur
autopech
autoprobleem
autoradio
autoriem
autosnelweg
autospiegel
autostoel
autostuur
autoverzekering
autowasstraat
autoweg
botsauto
brandweerauto
elektrische auto
lesauto
politieauto
speelgoedauto
sportauto
stekkerauto
tankauto
terreinauto
vluchtauto
vrachtauto
ziekenauto

Descendants

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→ Aukan: oto
→ Caribbean Hindustani: oto
→ Caribbean Javanese: oto
→ Indonesian: oto
→ Lokono: ôto
→ Papiamentu: outo
→ Sranan Tongo: oto
- → Saramaccan: otó
- → Trió: oto
→ West Frisian: auto

Estonian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑu̯tˑo]

Noun

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auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)

car, automobile
(at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.

Declension

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Declension of auto (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular	plural
nominative		auto	autod
accusative	nom.	auto
accusative	gen.	auto
genitive		auto	autode
partitive		autot	autosid
illative		autosse	autodesse
inessive		autos	autodes
elative		autost	autodest
allative		autole	autodele
adessive		autol	autodel
ablative		autolt	autodelt
translative		autoks	autodeks
terminative		autoni	autodeni
essive		autona	autodena
abessive		autota	autodeta
comitative		autoga	autodega

Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping of automobiili; see it for more.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞]
Rhymes: -ɑuto
Syllabification(key): au‧to
Hyphenation(key): au‧to

Noun

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auto

car, automobile

Declension

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Inflection of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		auto	autot
genitive		auton	autojen
partitive		autoa	autoja
illative		autoon	autoihin
singular	plural
nominative		auto	autot
accusative	nom.	auto	autot
accusative	gen.	auton	autot
genitive		auton	autojen
partitive		autoa	autoja
inessive		autossa	autoissa
elative		autosta	autoista
illative		autoon	autoihin
adessive		autolla	autoilla
ablative		autolta	autoilta
allative		autolle	autoille
essive		autona	autoina
translative		autoksi	autoiksi
abessive		autotta	autoitta
instructive		—	autoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
singular	plural
nominative		autoni	autoni
accusative	nom.	autoni	autoni
accusative	gen.	autoni	autoni
genitive		autoni	autojeni
partitive		autoani	autojani
inessive		autossani	autoissani
elative		autostani	autoistani
illative		autooni	autoihini
adessive		autollani	autoillani
ablative		autoltani	autoiltani
allative		autolleni	autoilleni
essive		autonani	autoinani
translative		autokseni	autoikseni
abessive		autottani	autoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	autoineni

second-person singular possessor
singular	plural
nominative		autosi	autosi
accusative	nom.	autosi	autosi
accusative	gen.	autosi	autosi
genitive		autosi	autojesi
partitive		autoasi	autojasi
inessive		autossasi	autoissasi
elative		autostasi	autoistasi
illative		autoosi	autoihisi
adessive		autollasi	autoillasi
ablative		autoltasi	autoiltasi
allative		autollesi	autoillesi
essive		autonasi	autoinasi
translative		autoksesi	autoiksesi
abessive		autottasi	autoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	autoinesi

first-person plural possessor
singular	plural
nominative		automme	automme
accusative	nom.	automme	automme
accusative	gen.	automme	automme
genitive		automme	autojemme
partitive		autoamme	autojamme
inessive		autossamme	autoissamme
elative		autostamme	autoistamme
illative		autoomme	autoihimme
adessive		autollamme	autoillamme
ablative		autoltamme	autoiltamme
allative		autollemme	autoillemme
essive		autonamme	autoinamme
translative		autoksemme	autoiksemme
abessive		autottamme	autoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	autoinemme

second-person plural possessor
singular	plural
nominative		autonne	autonne
accusative	nom.	autonne	autonne
accusative	gen.	autonne	autonne
genitive		autonne	autojenne
partitive		autoanne	autojanne
inessive		autossanne	autoissanne
elative		autostanne	autoistanne
illative		autoonne	autoihinne
adessive		autollanne	autoillanne
ablative		autoltanne	autoiltanne
allative		autollenne	autoillenne
essive		autonanne	autoinanne
translative		autoksenne	autoiksenne
abessive		autottanne	autoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	autoinenne

third-person possessor
singular	plural
nominative		autonsa	autonsa
accusative	nom.	autonsa	autonsa
accusative	gen.	autonsa	autonsa
genitive		autonsa	autojensa
partitive		autoaanautoansa	autojaanautojansa
inessive		autossaanautossansa	autoissaanautoissansa
elative		autostaanautostansa	autoistaanautoistansa
illative		autoonsa	autoihinsa
adessive		autollaanautollansa	autoillaanautoillansa
ablative		autoltaanautoltansa	autoiltaanautoiltansa
allative		autolleenautollensa	autoilleenautoillensa
essive		autonaanautonansa	autoinaanautoinansa
translative		autokseenautoksensa	autoikseenautoiksensa
abessive		autottaanautottansa	autoittaanautoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	autoineenautoinensa

Synonyms

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(formal) henkilöauto
(all colloquial) kiesi, kosla, pirssi, kauppakassi, kaara, peltilehmä, ritsa, kottero, kumijalka, kärry, biili
(archaic, now humorous) hyrysysy

Derived terms

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autoilla
autoistaa
autoistua
autoton

compounds

ambulanssiauto
amfibioauto
asuntoauto
aura-auto
aurinkoauto
autoajelu
autoala
autoasema
autoasentaja
autoetu
autogangsteri
autohajottamo
autohalli
autoharja
autohuoltamo
autohurjastelija
autohurjastelu
autohälytin
autoisku
autojenkuljetusvaunu
autojono
autojuna
autokaista
autokamera
autokansi
autokanta
autokatos
autokatsastus
autokauppa
autokauppias
autoklinikka
autokolari
autokorjaamo
autokoulu
autokuljetus
autokulkue
autokunta
autokuorma
autokuski
autokyyti
autolasi
autolautta
autoletka
autoliike
autoliikenne
autolähtö
automaalaamo
automaalari
automalli
automarketti
automatka
automatkailu
automekaanikko
automerkki
automurto
automyyjä
autonajaja
autonajo
autonalusta
autonasentaja
autonavain
autonhuolto
autonkatsastaja
autonkatsastamo
autonkatsastus
autonkori
autonkuljettaja
autonkuljetusauto
autonkuljetusvaunu
autonmyyjä
autonomistaja
autonosa
autonpyörä
autonrengas
autonromu
autonrotisko
autonrämä
autonvalmistaja
autonäyttely
auto-onnettomuus
autopaikka
autopankki
autopeltiseppä
autopesula
autopikajuna
autopommi
autopuhelin
autopukki
autopurkaamo
autopurkamo
autoradio
autoradiopuhelin
autorahtikirja
autorata
autoravintola
autoretki
autosaattue
autosampoo
autoshampoo
autosotamies
autosuunnistus
autotalli
autotehdas
autotekniikka
autoteline
autoteollisuus
autotermiitti
autotie
autoturma
autourheilija
autourheilu
autovaha
autovaja
autovakuutus
autovaras
autovarikko
autovarkaus
autovero
autovuokraamo
avoauto
avolava-auto
betonipumppuauto
dieselauto
edustusauto
erikoisauto
farmariauto
formula-auto
golfauto
henkilöauto
hinausauto
huoltoauto
hybridiauto
hylkyauto
höyryauto
imuauto
itäauto
jakeluauto
johdinauto
jäteauto
jätteenkuljetusauto
jäätelöauto
kaappiauto
kaasuauto
kadunlakaisuauto
kaiutinauto
kakkosauto
karja-auto
karjankuljetusauto
kasteluauto
katalysaattoriauto
katalyyttiauto
kauppa-auto
kaupunkiauto
kevytauto
kiihdytysauto
kilpa-auto
kippiauto
kirjastoauto
kiskoauto
kiviauto
kolariauto
kotipalveluauto
kouluauto
koululaisauto
kuljetusauto
kuorma-auto
kuuauto
kylmäkuljetusauto
kääpiöauto
lava-auto
lavettiauto
leasingauto
leikkiauto
lentoauto
linja-auto
loistoauto
loka-auto
luksusauto
lumiaura-auto
länsiauto
lääkintäauto
maansiirtoauto
maastoauto
maitoauto
matkailuauto
mikroauto
mittariauto
monikäyttöauto
monsteriauto
mopoauto
museoauto
muuttoauto
myymäläauto
mäkiauto
nelivetoauto
neppiauto
neppisauto
nolla-auto
nostolava-auto
nosturiauto
ongelmajäteauto
onnettomuusauto
pakettiauto
paloauto
pankkiauto
panssariauto
partioauto
pelastusauto
peltoauto
perheauto
piipaa-auto
piiska-auto
pikkuauto
pirssiauto
poliisiauto
polkuauto
polttokennoauto
polttomoottoriauto
postiauto
postipalveluauto
ralliauto
rata-auto
rekka-auto
rinneauto
robottiauto
romuauto
roska-auto
ruoka-auto
ruumisauto
safariauto
sairaankuljetusauto
sairasauto
seka-auto
siviiliauto
superauto
sähköauto
säiliöauto
taksiauto
tankkiauto
teurasauto
tiepalveluauto
tikasauto
tila-auto
turma-auto
turva-auto
työsuhdeauto
täyssähköauto
törmäilyauto
ulkolähetysauto
ulkotuotantoauto
umpiauto
urheiluauto
vaihtoauto
vakioauto
vetoauto
vetyauto
vuokra-auto
yhdistelmäauto
yhteisauto
yhteiskäyttöauto
yksityisauto
yritysauto
ääniauto
öljyauto

Anagrams

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auot, outa

French

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Etymology

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Clipping of automobile.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /o.to/, /ɔ.to/
Audio: (file)
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)

Noun

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auto f (plural autos)

car Synonyms: automobile, voiture

Descendants

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→ Armenian: օթո (ōtʻo)
→ Mauritian Creole: loto
→ Moroccan Arabic: لوطو (lūṭu)
→ Turkish: oto
→ Vietnamese: ô tô

Anagrams

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août

Inari Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish auto.

Noun

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auto

Inflection

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Even inflection in -o[1]
singular	plural
Nominative	auto	autoh
Accusative	auto	autoid
Genitive	auto	autoi
Illative	auton	autoid
Locative	autost	autoin
Comitative	autoin	autoiguin
Abessive	autottáá	autoittáá
Essive	auton	—
Partitive	autod	—

Alternative forms

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avdo

References

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^ auto in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

Interlingua

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Etymology

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Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Noun

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auto (plural autos)

car, automobile Synonym: automobile

Italian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈa.u.to/[1]
Rhymes: -auto
Hyphenation: à‧u‧to

Etymology 1

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Clipping of automobile.

Noun

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auto f (invariable)

clipping of automobile: car Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura

Derived terms

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auto d'epoca
auto-

Descendants

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→ Cimbrian: auto

Etymology 2

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Clipping of autobus.

Noun

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auto m (invariable)

(regional) clipping of autobus: bus Synonym: autobus

Etymology 3

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From Spanish and Portuguese auto (literally “act”).

Noun

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auto m (invariable)

(historical, uncountable) auto (genre of dramatic literature)
(historical) an auto literary work

Related terms

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autodafé

References

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^ auto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

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Romanization

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auto

Rōmaji transcription of アウト

Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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atto (Venezuela)

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *ôwtô; compare Wayana ëutë, Waiwai ïwtï, Akawaio öutö, Macushi ewîtî, Pemon autö, Ye'kwana öttö.

Pronunciation

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(Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key): [awto]
(East Suriname) IPA(key): [awhto]

Noun

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auto (possessed auty)

house, hut
home, dwelling in general

References

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Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[6], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 248
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “auto”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 117; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[7], Paris, 1956, page 117

Latin

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Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.toː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.to]

Adjective

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autō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of autus

Latvian

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Etymology 1

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Shortened form of automašīna.

Pronunciation

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Audio: (file)

Noun

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auto m (invariable)

(colloquial) car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) Synonyms: automašīna, mašīna

Etymology 2

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See aut.

Participle

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auto

inflection of autais:
1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Nauruan

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Noun

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auto

Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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avoto

Etymology

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Inherited from Latin altus.

Adjective

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auto (feminine singular auta, masculine plural aute, feminine plural aute)

tall
high (positionally)

Adverb

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auto

high

References

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Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “àuto-a”, in Schedario Napoletano

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Auto.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈaw.tɔ/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -awtɔ
Syllabification: au‧to
Homophone: auto-

Noun

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auto n (diminutive autko)

(colloquial) car, automobile Synonyms: see Thesaurus:samochód

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	auto	auta
genitive	auta	aut
dative	autu	autom
accusative	auto	auta
instrumental	autem	autami
locative	aucie	autach
vocative	auto	auta

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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(Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.tu/ [ˈaʊ̯.tu]

(Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.tu/ [ˈaʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.to/ [ˈaʊ̯.to]

(Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaw.tu/

Audio (Portugal (Porto)): (file)
Homophone: alto (Brazil)
Rhymes: -awtu

Etymology 1

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“to make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato and acto.

Noun

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auto m (plural autos)

a public deed or ceremony Synonyms: solenidade, cerimônia
auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
(dated) act; deed Synonyms: feito, ato, ação
act (record of an accomplishment)
document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
narration or description of an event made by a public authority and which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)

Derived terms

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(public deed): auto-da-fé

Etymology 2

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Clipping of automóvel.

Noun

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auto m (plural autos)

(Portugal, Rio Grande do Sul) automobile; car Synonyms: automóvel, carro, veículo

Related terms

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auto-

Romagnol

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Etymology

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Clipping of automòbila.

Pronunciation

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(Central Romagnol) IPA(key): [ˈaɐ̯uto]
- (Ravenna) IPA(key): [ˈaɐ̯uto]

Noun

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auto f (invariable)

car Synonym: automòbila

Derived terms

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auto-

References

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Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 46

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Clipping of automòbīl.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ǎuto/
Hyphenation: a‧u‧to

Noun

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àuto m inan or n (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

car, automobile Synonym: kola Ne možeš da uzmeš auto, jer nema benzina. ― You can’t take the car, because there isn’t any gas.
- 1989, Vidosav Stevanović, Inicijali:Cigareta beše gorka kao pepeo. Sedeo sam u autu (ruke na volanu, glava na rukama) i osluškivao kišu – večan, jednoličan i uvek nov šum, dirljivo dosadan i meni neobično, tužno uzbudljiv; rominjala je šapućući kao starica koja plače na tuđem grobu.The cigarette was as bitter as ash. I sat in the car (hands on the steering wheel, head on my hands) and listened to the rain - eternal, monotonous and always new noise, touchingly boring and strangely, sadly exciting for me; she whispered like an old woman crying at someone else's grave.

Usage notes

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While the masculine form is preferred across all standards, the neuter gender is often found both in Serbian and Croatian dialects ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto"). In some regions (e.g. parts of Dalmatia), the word is almost always used in its neuter form. When the word is used with neuter gender, the declension changes accordingly.

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	auto	auti
genitive	auta	auta
dative	autu	autima
accusative	auto	aute
vocative	auto	auti
locative	autu	autima
instrumental	autom	autima

Declension with neuter gender

singular	plural
nominative	auto	auta
genitive	auta	auta
dative	autu	autima
accusative	auto	auta
vocative	auto	auta
locative	autu	autima
instrumental	autom	autima

References

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“auto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Auto.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈaw.tɔ/
Rhymes: -awtɔ
Syllabification: au‧to

Noun

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auto n

car Synonym: kara

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈau̯tɔ/
Audio (Bratislava): (file)

Noun

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auto n (relational adjective autový, diminutive autíčko)

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	auto	autá
genitive	auta	áut
dative	autu	autám
accusative	auto	autá
locative	aute	autách
instrumental	autom	autami

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈauto/ [ˈau̯.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -auto
Syllabification: au‧to

Etymology 1

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Clipping of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Noun

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auto m (plural autos)

(Southern Cone, Andes, Mexico, Philippines) car, automobile Synonyms: automóvil, (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean America, Colombia, Venezuela) carro, (Philippines, Spain) coche

Derived terms

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autito
auto bomba
autocaravana
autocine
autoescuela
autolote
autoparte
autopista
autovía
robaautos, robautos

Etymology 2

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Early borrowing from Latin actus. Doublet of the later borrowing acto.

Noun

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auto m (plural autos)

a public deed or ceremony
(law, formal) order, writ, resolution
(literature) short play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance

Derived terms

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auto de fe

Vilamovian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish auto, from German Auto.

Noun

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auto n

car, automobile Synonyms: aojt, aojto, oüta

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɔu̯toː/

Noun

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auto c (plural auto's)

A car, an automobile.

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