auto-

Alternative forms

• aut- (used before a vowel)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.tə-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.tə-/, [ˈɔɾə-]
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.tə-/, [ˈɑɾə-]

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: au‧to-

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of automatic.

Etymology 3

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

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈa]

Prefix

auto-

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

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, 2025
• “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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [au̯to ]

Prefix

auto-

1. auto- (regarding oneself)

   Synonym: sebe-

   ‎auto- + ‎cenzura → ‎autocenzura

Further reading

• “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

Prefix

auto-

1. self

   autobiografi, autofiktion

2. automatic

   autozoom, autopilot

3. cars

   autoskade, autoværksted

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯to-/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞-]

Prefix

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

Further reading

• “auto-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• auot, outa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ/, /ɔ.tɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

auto-

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-).

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-, self-

Further reading

• “auto-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒuto], [ˈɒu̯to]^[2]

Prefix

auto-

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

References

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-: regarding oneself.

Further reading

• “auto-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From auto, automobile.

Etymology

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

Prefix

auto-

1. auto-

References

• “auto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

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