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Auto
Auto
German
Etymology
Shortened from Automobil, from French automobile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯toː/, [ˈʔaʊ̯tʰoː]
Noun
Auto n (genitive Autos, plural Autos)
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- Autostraße
- Autoverkehr
- Autotürschloss
- Autotür
- Autohaus
- Autohof
auto
auto
English
Adjective
auto (not comparable)
- automatic (of a gearbox / transmission)
- It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
Noun
auto (plural autos)
- (chiefly attributively) An automobile.
- My brother is an auto mechanic.
- A setting for automatic operation.
- Put it on auto.
- A writ.
- 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.
- 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
- (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor
- (setting for automatic operation): automatic
Antonyms
- (setting for automatic operation): manual
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Etymology 2
Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (oṭo rikśā).
Noun
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.
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Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).
Noun
auto
Declension
"auto"
SynonymsCatalanNounauto m (plural autos) CzechEtymologyFrom Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Pronunciation
Nounauto n DeclensionDeclension of auto
DutchPronunciation
EtymologyShortened form of automobiel, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Nounauto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n) SynonymsDerived termsEstonianPronunciation
Nounauto (genitive auto, partitive autot)
DeclensionThis noun needs an inflection-table template. FinnishEtymologyShortened form of automobiili, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Pronunciation
Nounauto Declension
Derived termsCompoundscompounds
AnagramsFrenchEtymologyApocopic form of automobile. Pronunciation
Nounauto f (plural autos) SynonymsAnagramsInari SamiAlternative formsNounauto Inflection
ReferencesInterlinguaEtymologyShortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Nounauto (plural autos)
SynonymsItalianEtymologyShortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Nounauto f (invariable) SynonymsDerived termsJapaneseRomanizationauto LatinAdjectiveautō
LatvianEtymology 1Shortened form of automašīna. PronunciationNounauto m (invariable)
SynonymsEtymology 2See aut. Participleauto
NauruanNounauto NeapolitanEtymologyPronunciation
Adjectiveauto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute) (Cleanup of this inflection is being sought) Adverbauto PolishEtymologyVia French or German from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Pronunciation
Nounauto n (plural auta) Declensiondeclension of auto
SynonymsPortuguesePronunciation
Etymology 1From Latin actus, perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato. Nounauto m (plural autos)
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Etymology 2Abbreviated from automóvel. Nounauto m (plural autos) SynonymsRelated termsSerbo-CroatianEtymologyShortened form of automòbīl. Nounàuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто) DeclensionDeclension of auto
SlovakNounauto n
DeclensionDeclension of auto
SpanishEtymology 1Shortening of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”). Nounauto m (plural autos) SynonymsEtymology 2From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto. Nounauto m (plural autos)
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