Auto

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

English

Proper noun

Auto

1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Anagrams

• aout, outa

Bavarian

Etymology

From French automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɔ̯d̥ːo/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɒːd̥ːo/ (Vienna)

Noun

Auto n (plural Auto)

1. car

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Auto

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Etymology

Clipping of Automobil, from French automobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯to/, [ˈʔaʊ̯tʰoˑ]

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• Hyphenation: Au‧to

Noun

Auto n (strong, genitive Autos, plural Autos)

1. car

   Synonyms: (jocular) Benzinkutsche, (informal) Karre, (informal) Kiste, (officialese) KFZ, Wagen

   Das ist das Auto meines Vaters.

   That is my father’s car.

Declension

Declension of Auto [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Auto	die	Autos
genitive	eines	des	Autos	der	Autos
dative	einem	dem	Auto	den	Autos
accusative	ein	das	Auto	die	Autos

Derived terms

• autoartig
• Autobauer
• Autodach
• Autohaus
• Autohof
• autolos
• Autoparkplatz
• Autostraße
• Autotür
• Autotürschloss
• Autoverkehr
• Autoversicherung

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Auto

Further reading

• “Auto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Auto” in Duden online
• “Auto” in Duden online
• “Auto” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon