different between auto vs autos

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??to?/, /??to?/, [???o?], [???o?]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??to?/, [???o?]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???t??/
• Homophones: Otto, otto (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

auto (not comparable)

1. Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox / transmission)

Noun

auto (plural autos)

1. (chiefly attributively) An automobile.

2. A setting for automatic operation.

   Synonym: automatic

   Antonym: manual

3. An automatic gearbox / transmission.

4. A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• autorack

See also

• auto-

Verb

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

1. (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

Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ??? ?????? (??o rik??).

Noun

auto (plural autos)

1. (India) An autorickshaw.

See also

• tuk-tuk

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Basque

Etymology

Clipping of automobil.

Noun

auto inan

1. automobile, car

   Synonym: kotxe

Declension

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of automòbil.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?aw.to/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?aw.tu/

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. car; automobile

Further reading

• “auto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “auto” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “auto” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “auto” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian auto, a clipping of automobile.

Noun

auto m

1. (Luserna) car, automobile

References

• “auto” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?au?to]
• IPA^(key): /?a??t?/

Noun

auto n

1. car, automobile

Declension

Further reading

• auto in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• auto in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. Equivalent to a shortened form of automobiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?to?/, /?o?to?/
• Hyphenation: au?to

Noun

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

1. car, automobile

   Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie

Derived terms

Descendants

Estonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?to/

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

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?to/, [??u?t?o?]
• Rhymes: -?uto
• Syllabification: au?to

Noun

auto

1. car, automobile

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

• auot, outa

French

Etymology

Clipping of automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.to/

Noun

auto f (plural autos)

1. car

   Synonyms: automobile, voiture

Descendants

• ? Armenian: ??? (?t?o)
• ? Mauritian Creole: loto
• ? Turkish: oto
• ? Vietnamese: ô tô

Anagrams

• août

Inari Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

auto

1. car

Inflection

Alternative forms

• avdo

References

Interlingua

Etymology

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

Noun

auto (plural autos)

1. car, automobile

   Synonym: automobile

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aw.to/
• Rhymes: -auto
• Hyphenation: àu?to

Etymology 1

Clipping of automobile.

Noun

auto f (invariable)

1. Clipping of automobile: car

   Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Cimbrian: auto

Etymology 2

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

Noun

auto m (invariable)

1. (historical, uncountable) auto (genre of dramatic literature)
2. (historical) An auto literary work.

Related terms

• autodafé

References

• auto¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• auto² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

auto

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?au?.to?/, [?äu?t?o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?au?.to/, [???u?t??]

Adjective

aut?

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of autus

Latvian

Etymology 1

Shortened form of automaš?na.

Pronunciation

Noun

auto m (invariable)

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

   Synonyms: automaš?na, maš?na

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

Nauruan

Noun

auto

1. car

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?awt??/

Adjective

auto m (feminine auta, m plural auti, f plural aute)

1. tall
2. high (in position)

Adverb

auto

1. high

Polish

Etymology

From German Auto, from French auto, clipping of automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aw.t?/

Noun

auto n (diminutive autko or auteczko)

1. car, automobile

   Synonym: samochód

Declension

Further reading

• auto in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• auto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?aw.to/
• Homophone: alto (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -awtu

Etymology 1

From Latin actus, perfect passive participle of ag? (“I make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?e?- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato/acto.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. a public deed or ceremony

   Synonyms: solenidade, cerimônia

2. auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
3. (dated) act; deed

   Synonyms: feito, ato, ação

4. act (record of an accomplishment)

Derived terms

• (public deed): auto-da-fé

Etymology 2

Clipping of automóvel.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. automobile; car

   Synonyms: automóvel, carro, veículo

Related terms

• auto-

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Shortened form of Clipping of automòb?l.

Noun

àuto m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. car, automobile

   Synonym: kola

Note: In Serbia auto/???? as neuter ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto") can occur, but it is substandard.

Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?au?t?/

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)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• auto in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) car, automobile

   Synonyms: (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean America, Colombia, Venezuela) automóvil, (Spain, Central Mexico) carro, coche

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto.

Noun

auto m (plural autos)

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

Further reading

• “auto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.

Noun

auto c (plural auto's)

1. A car, an automobile.

English

Noun

autos

1. plural of auto

Verb

autos

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auto

Anagrams

• OATUS

Catalan

Noun

autos

1. plural of auto

Estonian

Noun

autos

1. inessive singular of auto

French

Noun

autos f

1. plural of auto

Latin

Adjective

aut?s

1. accusative masculine plural of autus

Latvian

Participle

autos

1. locative plural masculine form of auts

autos

1. accusative plural masculine form of autais

Portuguese

Noun

autos

1. plural of auto

Spanish

Noun

autos m pl

1. plural of auto