(inanimate noun) declension indefinite singular plural absolutive auto autoa autoak ergative autok autoak autoek dative autori autoari autoei genitive autoren autoaren autoen comitative autorekin autoarekin autoekin causative autorentzat autoarentzat autoentzat benefactive autorengatik autoarengatik autoengatik instrumental autoz autoaz autoez inessive autotan autoan autoetan locative autotako autoko autoetako allative autotara autora autoetara terminative autotaraino autoraino autoetaraino directive autotarantz autorantz autoetarantz destinative autotarako autorako autoetarako ablative autotatik autotik autoetatik partitive autorik - - prolative autotzat - -

Synonyms

• kotxe

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Catalan

Noun

auto m ‎(plural autos)

1. car; automobile

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Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯tɔ/

Noun

auto n

1. car, automobile

Declension

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯toː/, /ˈoːtoː/
• Hyphenation: au‧to

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. car, automobile

Synonyms

• wagen, automobiel

Derived terms

• autocoureur
• autoweg
• autosnelweg

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Estonian

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.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

auto

1. car, automobile

Declension

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
	gen.	auton
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
instructive		—	autoin
abessive		autotta	autoitta
comitative		—	autoineen

Derived terms

• autoilija
• autoilla
• autoistua
• autoton

Compounds

Anagrams

• auot

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French

Etymology

Apocopic form of automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.to/

Noun

auto f ‎(plural autos)

1. car

Synonyms

• automobile
• voiture

Anagrams

• août

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Inari Sami

Alternative forms

• avdo

Noun

auto

1. car

Inflection

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	—

References

1. ↑ auto in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

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Interlingua

Etymology

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

Noun

auto ‎(plural autos)

1. car, automobile

Synonyms

• automobile

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Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

auto f ‎(invariable)

1. car

Synonyms

• automobile
• macchina
• vettura

Derived terms

• auto-
• auto d'epoca

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Japanese

Romanization

auto

1. rōmaji reading of アウト

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Latin

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

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Latvian

Etymology 1

Shortened form of automašīna.

Pronunciation

Noun

auto m (invariable)

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

Synonyms

• automašīna, mašīna

Etymology 2

See aut.

Participle

auto

1. vocative singular masculine form of autais
2. accusative singular masculine form of autais
3. instrumental singular masculine form of autais
4. genitive plural masculine form of autais
5. vocative singular feminine form of autais
6. accusative singular feminine form of autais
7. instrumental singular feminine form of autais
8. genitive plural feminine form of autais

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Nauruan

Noun

auto

1. car

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Neapolitan

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

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [awtɔ]

Noun

auto n ‎(plural auta)

1. car

Declension

Synonyms

• samochód

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Portuguese

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.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. a public deed or ceremony
2. auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
3. (dated) act; deed
4. act (record of something done)

Synonyms

• (public deed): solenidade, cerimônia
• (deed): feito, ato, ação

Derived terms

• (public deed): auto-da-fé

Etymology 2

Abbreviated from automóvel.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. automobile; car

Synonyms

• carro
• veículo
• automóvel

Related terms

• auto-

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Shortened form of automòbīl.

Noun

àuto m ‎(Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

1. car, automobile

Declension

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Slovak

Noun

auto n

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

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

auto m ‎(plural autos)

1. car, automobile

Synonyms

• automóvil m
• carro m (Latin America)
• coche m

Etymology 2

From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto.

Noun

auto m ‎(plural autos)

1. (law, formal) order, writ, resolution