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, “Muscle Man”, in New York Times‎:

     […] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.

Noun

proto (plural protos)

1. (informal, fashion) A prototype of a design.
   • 2013, Lisa Springsteel, Becoming a Fashion Designer:

     […] attending various fabric trade shows across the country and internationally; reviewing protos (prototypes) and strike-offs; approving final designs; and communicating with overseas mills.

2. (furry fandom, informal) A protogen.

Anagrams

• Troop, poort, porto-, porto, Topor, tropo, tropo-, troop, proot, Porto

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈproto]

• Audio:

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Adverb

proto

1. therefore, hence, that is why

See also

• pročež (“wherefore”)
• tudíž (“therefore, hence”)
• tedy (“therefore, hence, thus, so”)
• takže (“thus, so”)
• proč (“why”)

Further reading

• “proto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “proto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “proto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of prototyyppi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈproto/, [ˈpro̞t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification^(key): pro‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): pro‧to

Noun

proto (colloquial)

1. 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
abessive		prototta	protoitta
instructive		—	protoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of proto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative protoni protoni accusative nom. protoni protoni gen. protoni genitive protoni protojeni partitive protoani protojani inessive protossani protoissani elative protostani protoistani illative protooni protoihini adessive protollani protoillani ablative protoltani protoiltani allative protolleni protoilleni essive protonani protoinani translative protokseni protoikseni abessive protottani protoittani instructive — — comitative — protoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative protosi protosi accusative nom. protosi protosi gen. protosi genitive protosi protojesi partitive protoasi protojasi inessive protossasi protoissasi elative protostasi protoistasi illative protoosi protoihisi adessive protollasi protoillasi ablative protoltasi protoiltasi allative protollesi protoillesi essive protonasi protoinasi translative protoksesi protoiksesi abessive protottasi protoittasi instructive — — comitative — protoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative protomme protomme accusative nom. protomme protomme gen. protomme genitive protomme protojemme partitive protoamme protojamme inessive protossamme protoissamme elative protostamme protoistamme illative protoomme protoihimme adessive protollamme protoillamme ablative protoltamme protoiltamme allative protollemme protoillemme essive protonamme protoinamme translative protoksemme protoiksemme abessive protottamme protoittamme instructive — — comitative — protoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative protonne protonne accusative nom. protonne protonne gen. protonne genitive protonne protojenne partitive protoanne protojanne inessive protossanne protoissanne elative protostanne protoistanne illative protoonne protoihinne adessive protollanne protoillanne ablative protoltanne protoiltanne allative protollenne protoillenne essive protonanne protoinanne translative protoksenne protoiksenne abessive protottanne protoittanne instructive — — comitative — protoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative protonsa protonsa accusative nom. protonsa protonsa gen. protonsa genitive protonsa protojensa partitive protoaan protoansa protojaan protojansa inessive protossaan protossansa protoissaan protoissansa elative protostaan protostansa protoistaan protoistansa illative protoonsa protoihinsa adessive protollaan protollansa protoillaan protoillansa ablative protoltaan protoltansa protoiltaan protoiltansa allative protolleen protollensa protoilleen protoillensa essive protonaan protonansa protoinaan protoinansa translative protokseen protoksensa protoikseen protoiksensa abessive protottaan protottansa protoittaan protoittansa instructive — — comitative — protoineen protoinensa

Synonyms

• prototyyppi

Further reading

• “proto”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• porot

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔto
• Hyphenation: prò‧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

   Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo

5. (archaic) know-it-all

   Synonym: saccente

Derived terms

• sproto

Further reading

• proto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• -tropo, porto, portò, potrò, tropo