proto

See also: Proto, protó, proto-, and pro to

English

Etymology

From the prefix proto-.

Adjective

proto (not comparable)

  1. Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
    • 2007, March 11, “Horacio Silva”, in Muscle Man‎:
      […] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.

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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈproto/
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Adverb

proto

  1. therefore; that is why

Finnish

Noun

proto

  1. (colloquial) prototype

Declension
Inflection of proto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative proto protot
genitive proton protojen
partitive protoa protoja
illative protoon protoihin
singular plural
nominative proto protot
accusative nom. proto protot
gen. proton
genitive proton protojen
partitive protoa protoja
inessive protossa protoissa
elative protosta protoista
illative protoon protoihin
adessive protolla protoilla
ablative protolta protoilta
allative protolle protoille
essive protona protoina
translative protoksi protoiksi
instructive — protoin
abessive prototta protoitta
comitative — protoineen

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.to/, [ˈpr̺ɔːt̪o]
  • Stress: pròto
  • Hyphenation: pro‧to

Noun

proto m (plural proti)

  1. (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce
  2. (architecture, regional, Venice) An architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica.
  3. The chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout.
  4. (by extension) typographer, typographist
  5. (archaic) know-it-all

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Derived terms

References
  • proto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
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