Foto

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See also: foto, fotó, and foto-

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːto/
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Etymology 1

Clipping of Fotografie.

Noun

Foto n (strong, genitive Fotos, plural Fotos)

  1. photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
    Synonyms: Fotografie, Lichtbild, Abzug
    ein Foto machen.to take a photo.
Declension

Further reading

  • das Foto” in Duden online
  • das Foto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

Clipping of Fotoapparat.

Noun

Foto m (strong, genitive Fotos, plural Fotos)

  1. (colloquial, regional) camera (device for making still pictures)
    Synonyms: Fotoapparat, (colloquial) Kamera
Declension

Further reading

  • der Foto” in Duden online
  • der Foto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache