auto

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

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

auto (not comparable)

1. automatic (of a gearbox / transmission)

   It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

auto (plural autos)

1. (chiefly attributively) An automobile.

   My brother is an auto mechanic.

2. A setting for automatic operation.

   Put it on auto.

3. A writ.
4. 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.

5. 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).

• (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor
• (setting for automatic operation): automatic

• (setting for automatic operation): manual

• autorack

• auto-

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

auto (plural autos)

1. (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.

• tuk-tuk

• aout, outa

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

auto

1. automobile, car

• kotxe

Clipping of automòbil.

auto m (plural autos)

1. car; automobile

• “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.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯tɔ/

auto n

1. car, automobile

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

Shortened form of automobiel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯toː/, /ˈoːtoː/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: au‧to

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

1. car, automobile

   Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie

• autocoureur
• autoweg
• autosnelweg
• vluchtauto

• → Indonesian: oto
• → Papiamentu: outo
• → Sranan Tongo: oto
• → West Frisian: auto

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯to/

auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑu̯t̪o̞]
• Hyphenation: au‧to

auto

1. car, automobile

• autoilija
• autoilla
• autoistua
• autoton

• auot

Clipping of automobile.

• IPA^(key): /o.to/

• audio

  (file)

auto f (plural autos)

1. car

• automobile
• voiture

• août

auto

1. car

• avdo

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

auto (plural autos)

1. car, automobile

• automobile

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

auto f (invariable)

1. car

• automobile
• macchina
• vettura

• auto-
• auto d'epoca

auto

1. Rōmaji transcription of アウト

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

Shortened form of automašīna.

auto m (invariable)

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

• automašīna, mašīna

See aut.

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

auto

1. car

From Latin altus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈawt̪ɐ/

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

1. tall
2. high (in position)

auto

1. high

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tɔ/

• audio

  (file)

auto n (plural auta)

1. car

• samochód

• auto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

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

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)

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

• (public deed): auto-da-fé

Abbreviated from automóvel.

auto m (plural autos)

1. automobile; car

• carro
• veículo
• automóvel

• auto-

Shortened form of automòbīl.

àuto m (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)

1. car, automobile

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

• kola

• IPA^(key): /ˈau̯tɔ/

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

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

• autový
• autičko

• auto in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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

auto m (plural autos)

1. car, automobile

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

From Latin actus. Doublet of the borrowed acto.

auto m (plural autos)

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