# proto
## English
### Etymology

From the prefix proto-.

### Adjective

proto (not comparable)
* 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)
* (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.
* (furry fandom, informal) A protogen.

### Anagrams

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

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈproto]
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

proto
* 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)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of prototyyppi

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈproto/, [ˈpro̞t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -oto
* Hyphenation: pro‧to

### Noun

proto (colloquial)
* prototype

#### Declension

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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* porot

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprɔ.to/
* Rhymes: -ɔto
* Hyphenation: prò‧to

### Noun

proto m (plural proti)
* (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce
* (architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica
* the chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout
* (by extension) typographer, typographist
    Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo
* (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