auto

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔtoʊ/, /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɔɾoʊ], [ˈɑɾoʊ]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑtoʊ/, [ˈɑɾoʊ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːtəʊ/

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Etymology

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

Noun

auto

1. automobile, car

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. car; automobile

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯tɔ/

Noun

auto n

1. car, automobile

Further reading

• auto in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• auto in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯toː/, /ˈoːtoː/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

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

1. car, automobile

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯to/

Noun

auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯to/
• Hyphenation: au‧to

Noun

auto

1. car, automobile

Anagrams

• auot

Etymology

Clipping of automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.to/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

auto f (plural autos)

1. car

Anagrams

• août

Noun

auto

1. car

References

Etymology

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

Noun

auto (plural autos)

1. car, automobile

Etymology

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

Noun

auto f (invariable)

1. car

Romanization

auto

1. Rōmaji transcription of アウト

Adjective

autō

1. dative masculine singular of autus
2. dative neuter singular of autus
3. ablative masculine singular of autus
4. ablative neuter singular of autus

Etymology 1

Shortened form of automašīna.

Etymology 2

See aut.

Noun

auto

1. car

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawt̪ɐ/

Adjective

auto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute) (Cleanup of this inflection is being sought)

1. tall
2. high (in position)

Adverb

auto

1. high

Etymology

Via French or German from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tɔ/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

auto n (plural auta)

1. car

Further reading

• auto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.to/
• (Brazil) Homophone: alto
• Rhymes: -awtu

Etymology 1

From Latin actus, perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato.

Etymology 2

Abbreviated from automóvel.

Etymology

Shortened form of automòbīl.

Noun

àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

1. car, automobile

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈau̯tɔ/

Noun

auto n (genitive singular auta, nominative plural autá, genitive plural áut, declension pattern of mesto)

1. car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)

Further reading

• auto in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto.