# auto
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɔː.təʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɔt.oʊ/, [ˈɔɾoʊ]
** (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈɑ.toʊ/, [ˈɑɾoʊ]
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US, cot–caught merger):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ
* Hyphenation: au‧to
* Homophones: Otto, otto (cot–caught merger)

### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.

#### Adjective

auto (not comparable)
* (automotive) Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox/transmission)
    It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

#### Noun

auto (countable and uncountable, plural autos)
* (now chiefly attributive) Clipping of automobile.
    My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.
    In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.
** 2024 December 17, Chris Isidore, “The retreat from the world’s largest auto market has begun”, in CNN‎:“There were golden years for GM in China, but those are over, and they’ll never have a comeback story,” said Michael Dunne, an auto industry consultant who has been involved in Western automakers’ efforts in China since the 1990s, including GM’s entry into the market.
** 2025 March 5, John Towfighi, “US stocks rally on Trump’s tariff exemption for autos”, in CNN‎:“We spoke with the Big Three auto dealers. We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA,” President Donald Trump said in a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing Wednesday. Those dealers included Stellantis, Ford and General Motors.
* (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.
    Synonym: automatic
    Antonym: manual
    Put it on auto.
* (automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission.
    A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
* (automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
    It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

##### Synonyms

* (automobile, attributively): automobile, car, motorcar; motor

##### Derived terms

* autobesity
* auto body
* autocade
* autocamp
* autocide
* autocoach
* auto court
* autocrash
* autocrime
* autoette
* autogas
* auto insurance
* autoist
* autoless
* auto loan
* automaker
* automaking
* automan
* automania
* automaniac
* auto mechanic
* auto park
* auto part
* autophobia
* autopia
* auto poker
* auto polo
* auto racing
* autorack
* auto rickshaw
* auto safety seat
* auto sear
* auto shop
* auto show
* autospeak
* autotransporter
* auto transport truck
* autoworker
* full auto, full-auto
* grand theft auto
* nonauto
* philautia

#### Verb

auto (third-person singular simple present autos, present participle autoing, simple past and past participle autoed)
* (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
** 1907, Automotive Industries, volume 16, page 711:The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.
** 1924, The Smith Alumnae Quarterly, volumes 16-17, page 318:Christmas Day we decided to spend in snow, in order to feel more at home, and so we autoed up 5000 ft. to Peira Cava and reveled in the winter sports, autoing back to the roses and “summer time” at nightfall.

### Etymology 2

Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).

#### Noun

auto (plural autos)
* (India) An autorickshaw.
    Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.

#### See also

* tuk-tuk

### Anagrams

* aout, outa

## Basque
### Etymology

Clipping of automobil.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /au̯to/ [au̯.t̪o]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -au̯to, -o
* Hyphenation: au‧to

### Noun

auto inan
* automobile, car
    Synonyms: kotxe, beribil
    Xabier auto berria erosi du. ― Xabier has bought a new car.

#### Derived terms

* auto-ilara (“traffic jam”)
* autobide (“freeway”)
* autoeskola
* autogile (“car manufacturer”)
* autogintza (“car manufacturing”)
* autozain
* autozale

#### Related terms

* auto-stop
* autobia (“freeway”)

### Further reading

* “auto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “auto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Etymology

Clipping of automòbil.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈaw.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈaw.to]

### Noun

auto m (plural autos)
* car; automobile

### 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.

## Cimbrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian auto, a clipping of automobile.

### Noun

auto m
* (Luserna) car, automobile

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈau̯to]

### Noun

auto n
* car, automobile

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. Equivalent to a shortened form of automobiel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯toː/, /ˈoːtoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: au‧to

### Noun

auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n)
* car, automobile
    Synonyms: automobiel, bak, kar, wagen, waggie
    Hyponym: oldtimer

#### Derived terms

* auto-ongeluk
* autobaan
* autoband
* autobestuurder
* autobioscoop
* autocoureur
* autogordel
* autohandelaar
* autokerkhof
* autolader
* autoloos
* automonteur
* autopech
* autoradio
* autoriem
* autosnelweg
* autospiegel
* autostoel
* autostuur
* autoverzekering
* autowasstraat
* autoweg
* botsauto
* brandweerauto
* politieauto
* speelgoedauto
* sportauto
* tankauto
* terreinauto
* vluchtauto
* vrachtauto
* ziekenauto

#### Descendants

* → Aukan: oto
* → Caribbean Hindustani: oto
* → Caribbean Javanese: oto
* → Indonesian: oto
* → Lokono: ôto
* → Papiamentu: outo
* → Sranan Tongo: oto
** → Saramaccan: otó
** → Trió: oto
* → West Frisian: auto

## Estonian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑu̯tˑo]

### Noun

auto (genitive auto, partitive autot)
* car, automobile
* (at second or later mention) any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of automobiili; see it for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯to/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑuto
* Hyphenation: au‧to

### Noun

auto
* car, automobile

#### Declension

Possessive forms of auto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
autoni
autoni
accusative
nom.
autoni
autoni
gen.
autoni
genitive
autoni
autojeni
partitive
autoani
autojani
inessive
autossani
autoissani
elative
autostani
autoistani
illative
autooni
autoihini
adessive
autollani
autoillani
ablative
autoltani
autoiltani
allative
autolleni
autoilleni
essive
autonani
autoinani
translative
autokseni
autoikseni
abessive
autottani
autoittani
instructive
comitative
—autoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
autosi
autosi
accusative
nom.
autosi
autosi
gen.
autosi
genitive
autosi
autojesi
partitive
autoasi
autojasi
inessive
autossasi
autoissasi
elative
autostasi
autoistasi
illative
autoosi
autoihisi
adessive
autollasi
autoillasi
ablative
autoltasi
autoiltasi
allative
autollesi
autoillesi
essive
autonasi
autoinasi
translative
autoksesi
autoiksesi
abessive
autottasi
autoittasi
instructive
comitative
—autoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
automme
automme
accusative
nom.
automme
automme
gen.
automme
genitive
automme
autojemme
partitive
autoamme
autojamme
inessive
autossamme
autoissamme
elative
autostamme
autoistamme
illative
autoomme
autoihimme
adessive
autollamme
autoillamme
ablative
autoltamme
autoiltamme
allative
autollemme
autoillemme
essive
autonamme
autoinamme
translative
autoksemme
autoiksemme
abessive
autottamme
autoittamme
instructive
comitative
—autoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
autonne
autonne
accusative
nom.
autonne
autonne
gen.
autonne
genitive
autonne
autojenne
partitive
autoanne
autojanne
inessive
autossanne
autoissanne
elative
autostanne
autoistanne
illative
autoonne
autoihinne
adessive
autollanne
autoillanne
ablative
autoltanne
autoiltanne
allative
autollenne
autoillenne
essive
autonanne
autoinanne
translative
autoksenne
autoiksenne
abessive
autottanne
autoittanne
instructive
comitative
—autoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
autonsa
autonsa
accusative
nom.
autonsa
autonsa
gen.
autonsa
genitive
autonsa
autojensa
partitive
autoaan autoansa
autojaan autojansa
inessive
autossaan autossansa
autoissaan autoissansa
elative
autostaan autostansa
autoistaan autoistansa
illative
autoonsa
autoihinsa
adessive
autollaan autollansa
autoillaan autoillansa
ablative
autoltaan autoltansa
autoiltaan autoiltansa
allative
autolleen autollensa
autoilleen autoillensa
essive
autonaan autonansa
autoinaan autoinansa
translative
autokseen autoksensa
autoikseen autoiksensa
abessive
autottaan autottansa
autoittaan autoittansa
instructive
comitative
—autoineen autoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (formal) henkilöauto
* (all colloquial) kiesi, kosla, pirssi, kauppakassi, kaara, peltilehmä, ritsa, kottero, kumijalka, kärry, biili
* (archaic, now humorous) hyrysysy

#### Derived terms

* autoilla
* autoistaa
* autoistua
* autoton
* ambulanssiauto
* amfibioauto
* asuntoauto
* aura-auto
* aurinkoauto
* autoajelu
* autoala
* autoasema
* autoasentaja
* autoetu
* autogangsteri
* autohajottamo
* autohalli
* autoharja
* autohuoltamo
* autohurjastelija
* autohurjastelu
* autohälytin
* autoisku
* autojenkuljetusvaunu
* autojono
* autojuna
* autokaista
* autokamera
* autokansi
* autokanta
* autokatos
* autokatsastus
* autokauppa
* autokauppias
* autoklinikka
* autokolari
* autokorjaamo
* autokoulu
* autokuljetus
* autokulkue
* autokunta
* autokuorma
* autokuski
* autokyyti
* autolasi
* autolautta
* autoletka
* autoliike
* autoliikenne
* autolähtö
* automaalaamo
* automaalari
* automalli
* automarketti
* automatka
* automatkailu
* automekaanikko
* automerkki
* automurto
* automyyjä
* autonajaja
* autonajo
* autonalusta
* autonasentaja
* autonavain
* autonhuolto
* autonkatsastaja
* autonkatsastamo
* autonkatsastus
* autonkori
* autonkuljettaja
* autonkuljetusauto
* autonkuljetusvaunu
* autonmyyjä
* autonomistaja
* autonosa
* autonpyörä
* autonrengas
* autonromu
* autonrotisko
* autonrämä
* autonvalmistaja
* auto-onnettomuus
* autopaikka
* autopankki
* autopeltiseppä
* autopesula
* autopikajuna
* autopommi
* autopuhelin
* autopukki
* autopurkaamo
* autopurkamo
* autoradio
* autoradiopuhelin
* autorahtikirja
* autorata
* autoretki
* autosaattue
* autosampoo
* autoshampoo
* autosotamies
* autosuunnistus
* autotalli
* autotehdas
* autotekniikka
* autoteline
* autoteollisuus
* autotermiitti
* autotie
* autoturma
* autourheilija
* autourheilu
* autovaha
* autovaja
* autovakuutus
* autovaras
* autovarikko
* autovarkaus
* autovero
* autovuokraamo
* avoauto
* avolava-auto
* betonipumppuauto
* dieselauto
* edustusauto
* erikoisauto
* farmariauto
* formula-auto
* golfauto
* henkilöauto
* hinausauto
* huoltoauto
* hybridiauto
* hylkyauto
* höyryauto
* imuauto
* itäauto
* jakeluauto
* johdinauto
* jäteauto
* jätteenkuljetusauto
* jäätelöauto
* kaappiauto
* kaasuauto
* kaiutinauto
* kakkosauto
* karja-auto
* karjankuljetusauto
* kasteluauto
* katalysaattoriauto
* katalyyttiauto
* kauppa-auto
* kaupunkiauto
* kevytauto
* kiihdytysauto
* kilpa-auto
* kippiauto
* kirjastoauto
* kiskoauto
* kiviauto
* kolariauto
* kotipalveluauto
* kouluauto
* koululaisauto
* kuljetusauto
* kuorma-auto
* kuuauto
* kylmäkuljetusauto
* kääpiöauto
* lava-auto
* lavettiauto
* leasingauto
* leikkiauto
* lentoauto
* linja-auto
* loistoauto
* loka-auto
* luksusauto
* lumiaura-auto
* länsiauto
* maansiirtoauto
* maastoauto
* maitoauto
* matkailuauto
* mikroauto
* mittariauto
* monikäyttöauto
* monsteriauto
* mopoauto
* museoauto
* muuttoauto
* myymäläauto
* mäkiauto
* nelivetoauto
* neppiauto
* neppisauto
* nolla-auto
* nostolava-auto
* nosturiauto
* ongelmajäteauto
* onnettomuusauto
* pakettiauto
* paloauto
* pankkiauto
* panssariauto
* partioauto
* pelastusauto
* peltoauto
* perheauto
* piiska-auto
* pikkuauto
* pirssiauto
* poliisiauto
* polkuauto
* polttomoottoriauto
* postiauto
* postipalveluauto
* ralliauto
* rata-auto
* rekka-auto
* rinneauto
* robottiauto
* romuauto
* roska-auto
* ruumisauto
* safariauto
* sairaankuljetusauto
* sairasauto
* seka-auto
* siviiliauto
* sähköauto
* säiliöauto
* taksiauto
* tankkiauto
* teurasauto
* tiepalveluauto
* tikasauto
* tila-auto
* turma-auto
* turva-auto
* työsuhdeauto
* täyssähköauto
* törmäilyauto
* ulkolähetysauto
* ulkotuotantoauto
* umpiauto
* urheiluauto
* vaihtoauto
* vakioauto
* vetoauto
* vetyauto
* vuokra-auto
* yhdistelmäauto
* yhteisauto
* yhteiskäyttöauto
* yksityisauto
* yritysauto
* ääniauto
* öljyauto

### 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

## French
### Etymology

Clipping of automobile.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.to/, /ɔ.to/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

auto f (plural autos)
* car
    Synonyms: automobile, voiture

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: օթո (ōtʻo)
* → Mauritian Creole: loto
* → Moroccan Arabic: لوطو (lūṭu)
* → Turkish: oto
* → Vietnamese: ô tô

### Anagrams

* août

## Inari Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish auto.

### Noun

auto
* car

#### Alternative forms

* avdo

### References

* ↑ auto in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

## Interlingua
### Etymology

Shortened form of automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

### Noun

auto (plural autos)
* car, automobile
    Synonym: automobile

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.u.to/
* Rhymes: -auto
* Hyphenation: à‧u‧to

### Etymology 1

Clipping of automobile.

#### Noun

auto f (invariable)
* Clipping of automobile: car
    Synonyms: automobile, macchina, vettura

##### Derived terms

* auto d'epoca
* auto-

##### Descendants

* → Cimbrian: auto

### Etymology 2

Clipping of autobus.

#### Noun

auto m (invariable)
* (regional) Clipping of autobus: bus
    Synonym: autobus

### Etymology 3

From Spanish and Portuguese auto (literally “act”).

#### Noun

auto m (invariable)
* (historical, uncountable) auto (genre of dramatic literature)
* (historical) an auto literary work

##### Related terms

* autodafé

### References

* ↑ auto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Further reading

* auto$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* auto$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Japanese
### Romanization

auto
* Rōmaji transcription of アウト

## Kari'na
### Alternative forms

* atto (Venezuela)

### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *ôwtô; compare Wayana ëutë, Waiwai ïwtï, Akawaio öutö, Macushi ewîtî, Pemon autö, Ye'kwana öttö.

### Pronunciation

* (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA: [awto]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [awhto]

### Noun

auto (possessed auty)
* house, hut
* home, dwelling in general

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 248
* Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “auto”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 117; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 117

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈau̯.toː/, [ˈäu̯t̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈau̯.to/, [ˈäːu̯t̪o]

### Adjective

autō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of autus

## Latvian
### Etymology 1

Shortened form of automašīna.

#### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

auto m (invariable)
* (colloquial) car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
    Synonyms: automašīna, mašīna

### Etymology 2

See aut.

#### Participle

auto
* inflection of autais:
** vocative/accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
** genitive plural masculine/feminine

## Nauruan
### Noun

auto
* car

## Neapolitan
### Alternative forms

* avoto

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin altus.

### Adjective

auto (feminine singular auta, masculine plural aute, feminine plural aute)
* tall
* high (positionally)

### Adverb

auto
* high

### References

* Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “àuto-a”, in Schedario Napoletano

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Auto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaw.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awtɔ
* Syllabification: au‧to
* Homophone: auto-

### Noun

auto n (diminutive autko)
* (colloquial) car, automobile
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:samochód

#### Declension
### Further reading

* auto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* auto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.tu/ [ˈaʊ̯.tu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.tu/ [ˈaʊ̯.tu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.to/ [ˈaʊ̯.to]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈaw.tu/
* Homophone: alto (Brazil)
* Rhymes: -awtu

### Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“to make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato and acto.

#### Noun

auto m (plural autos)
* a public deed or ceremony
    Synonyms: solenidade, cerimônia
* auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
* (dated) act; deed
    Synonyms: feito, ato, ação
* act (record of an accomplishment)
* document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
* narration or description of an event made by a public authority and which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)

##### Derived terms

* (public deed): auto-da-fé

### Etymology 2

Clipping of automóvel.

#### Noun

auto m (plural autos)
* (Portugal) automobile; car
    Synonyms: automóvel, carro, veículo

##### Related terms

* auto-

## Romagnol
### Etymology

Clipping of automòbila.

### Pronunciation

   * (Central Romagnol): IPA: [ˈaɐ̯uto]

### Noun

auto f (invariable)
* car
    Synonym: automòbila

#### Derived terms

* auto-

### References

* Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 46

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Clipping of automòbīl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎuto/
* Hyphenation: a‧u‧to

### Noun

àuto m or n (Cyrillic spelling а̀уто)
* car, automobile
    Synonym: kola
    Ne možeš da uzmeš auto, jer nema benzina. ― You can’t take the car, because there isn’t any gas.
** 1989, Vidosav Stevanović, Inicijali:Cigareta beše gorka kao pepeo. Sedeo sam u autu (ruke na volanu, glava na rukama) i osluškivao kišu – večan, jednoličan i uvek nov šum, dirljivo dosadan i meni neobično, tužno uzbudljiv; rominjala je šapućući kao starica koja plače na tuđem grobu.The cigarette was as bitter as ash. I sat in the car (hands on the steering wheel, head on my hands) and listened to the rain - eternal, monotonous and always new noise, touchingly boring and strangely, sadly exciting for me; she whispered like an old woman crying at someone else's grave.

#### Usage notes

* While the masculine form is preferred across all standards, the neuter gender is often found both in Serbian and Croatian dialects ("plavo auto" instead of "plavi auto"). In some regions (e.g. parts of Dalmatia), the word is almost always used in its neuter form. When the word is used with neuter gender, the declension changes accordingly.

#### Declension
### References

* “auto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈau̯tɔ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

auto n (relational adjective autový, diminutive autíčko)
* car

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “auto”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈauto/ [ˈau̯.t̪o]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -auto
* Syllabification: au‧to

### Etymology 1

Clipping of automóvil, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).

#### Noun

auto m (plural autos)
* (Cono Sur, Andes, Mexico, Philippines) car, automobile
    Synonyms: automóvil, (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean America, Colombia, Venezuela) carro, (Philippines, Spain) coche

##### Derived terms

* autito
* auto bomba
* autocaravana
* autocine
* autoescuela
* autolote
* autoparte
* autopista
* autovía
* robaautos, robautos

### Etymology 2

Early borrowing from Latin actus. Doublet of the later borrowing acto.

#### Noun

auto m (plural autos)
* (law, formal) order, writ, resolution
* (literature) short play from the Middle Ages or the Renaissance

##### Derived terms

* auto de fe

### Further reading

* “auto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## West Frisian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔu̯toː/

### Noun

auto c (plural auto's)
* A car, an automobile.