foto-

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See also: foto, fotó, and Foto

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with foto-

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with foto-
Related terms

Further reading

  • “foto-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • foto- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-
Dutch terms prefixed with foto-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English photo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Usage notes

  • In Finnish the prefix foto- is only used with loanwords.

Synonyms

  • valo-
    valoherkkä
    photosensitive
    valokopiokone
    photocopier

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with foto-

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

photo-

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with foto-

Further reading

  • “foto-” in Duden online
  • “foto-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

From φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

Hungarian terms prefixed with foto-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.to/[1]
  • Hyphenation: fò‧to-

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with foto-

References

  1. ^ fòto- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with foto-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with foto-

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτω (phōtō).

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. (photography) photo-
    ‎foto- + ‎-graf → ‎fotograf

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with foto-

Further reading

  • foto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo- (relating to light)
    Synonym: luci-
  2. photo- (relating to photography)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with foto-

References

  1. ^ “foto-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “foto-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) (genitive singular φωτός (phōtós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foto/
  • Syllabification: fo‧to-

Prefix

foto-

  1. photo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with foto-

Further reading

Wikious
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