proto

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.

Anagrams

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• audio

  (file)

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, 1935–1957
• proto in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of prototyyppi

Pronunciation

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

Noun

proto (colloquial)

1. prototype

Declension

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^(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