Wiktionary

auto-

See also: auto, Auto, autó, aùto, autō, aŭto, Auto., and Appendix:Variations of "auto"

English

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Alternative forms

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  • aut- (used before a vowel)

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”).

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auto-

  2. Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.
    ‎auto- + ‎biography → ‎autobiography
    ‎auto- + ‎erotic → ‎autoerotic
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English terms prefixed with auto- (self)
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of automatic.

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auto-

  2. Automatic.
    ‎auto- + ‎focus → ‎autofocus
    ‎auto- + ‎loader → ‎autoloader
    ‎auto- + ‎walk → ‎autowalk
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English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic)
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Etymology 3

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Clipping of automobile,[1] itself equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.

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auto-

  2. Self-propelled.
    ‎auto- + ‎cab → ‎autocab
    ‎auto- + ‎car → ‎autocar
  4. Relating to cars or the driving of cars.
    ‎auto- + ‎cross → ‎autocross
    ‎auto- + ‎-phile → ‎autophile
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English terms prefixed with auto- (self-propelled)
English terms prefixed with auto- (automobile)
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English terms prefixed with auto-

References

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  1. ^ “auto-, comb. form2”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

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auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
  2. auto- (relating to cars)

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Czech

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Prefix

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auto-

  1. auto- (regarding oneself)
    Synonym: sebe-
    ‎auto- + ‎cenzura → ‎autocenzura

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Czech terms prefixed with auto-

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  • “auto-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • auto- I in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
  • auto- II in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

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Prefix

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auto-

  1. self
    autobiografi, autofiktion
  2. automatic
    autozoom, autopilot
  3. cars
    autoskade, autoværksted

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English auto-), ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯to-/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞-]

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auto-

  1. auto-, self- (regarding oneself)
    Synonyms: oma-, itse-
    autobiografia ― autobiography
    autonomia ― autonomy
    omaelämäkerta ― autobiography
    itsehallinto ― self-governance, autonomy
  2. auto- (automatic)
    Synonyms: automaatti-, automaattinen
    autopilotti ― autopilot
    automaattiohjaus ― autopilot

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  • In Finnish the prefix auto- is chiefly used with loanwords, see usage examples above.

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French

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).

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    auto-

    1. auto- (regarding oneself)
    2. auto- (automatic)
    3. auto- (relating to cars)

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    • Auto- is sometimes added to reflexive verbs in order to stress the reflexiveness of the action. When this is done, the reflexive pronoun is always used as well:
    Je m'auto-sabote. ― I sabotage myself. (literally, “I self-sabotage myself.”)

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    Galician

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

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    auto-

    1. auto-, self-

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    German

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    auto-

    1. auto-

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    Hungarian

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).[1]

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    auto-

    1. auto- (regarding oneself)
    2. auto- (automatic)

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    Hungarian nouns prefixed with auto-

    References

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    1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
    2. ^ Siptár, Péter and Miklós Törkenczy. The Phonology of Hungarian. The Phonology of the World’s Languages. Oxford University Press, 2007. →ISBN, p. 17

    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    From Dutch auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

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    • IPA(key): [au̯to]
    • Hyphenation: auto

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    auto-

    1. auto-: regarding oneself.

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    Italian

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    Etymology 1

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

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    auto-

    1. (highly productive) auto-, self- (regarding oneself; by oneself)
    2. (highly productive) auto-, self- (automatic)
    3. (mathematics) eigen-
    4. (rare) homo- (same)
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    Italian terms prefixed with auto-
    Italian terms prefixed with auto- (self)
    Italian terms prefixed with auto- (automatic)

    Further reading

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    • auto-1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Etymology 2

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    From auto, automobile.

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    auto-

    1. auto- (relating to cars)
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    Italian terms prefixed with auto- (car)

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    • auto-2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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

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    auto-

    1. auto-

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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

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    auto-

    1. auto-

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

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    auto-

    1. auto-, as relating to oneself
      Synonym: samo-
      ‎auto- + ‎biografia → ‎autobiografia
    2. auto-, automatic
      Synonym: samo-
      ‎auto- + ‎pilot → ‎autopilot
    3. auto-, as relating to cars
      Synonym: samo-
      ‎auto- + ‎alarm → ‎autoalarm

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    • auto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.tu/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaw.to/ [ˌaʊ̯.to]

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    auto-

    1. self-; auto- (done by or directed at oneself)
      ‎auto- + ‎ódio (“hatred”) → ‎auto-ódio (“self-hatred”)
    2. auto- (automatic)
      ‎auto- + ‎foco (“foco”) → ‎autofoco (“autofocus”)
    3. auto- (relating to automobiles)
      ‎auto- + ‎carro (“car”) → ‎autocarro (“bus”)
    4. (Brazil, linear algebra) eigen- (relating to eigenvectors and eigenvalues)

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

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    auto-

    1. auto-
    2. drive-in

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