foto-
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “foto-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “foto-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “foto-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “foto-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [foto ]
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English photo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoto-/, [ˈfo̞t̪o̞-]
Usage notes
- In Finnish the prefix foto- is only used with loanwords.
Synonyms
- valo-
- valoherkkä
- photosensitive
- valokopiokone
- photocopier
Derived terms
Further reading
- “foto-”, 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
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(ˈ)fo(ː)to]
Audio (file) Audio (file)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfoto]
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.to/[1]
- Hyphenation: fò‧to-
Derived terms
References
- fòto- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτω (phōtō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.tɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
- Syllabification: fo‧to
- Homophone: foto
Derived terms
Further reading
- foto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Derived terms
References
- “foto-” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “foto-” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) (genitive singular φωτός (phōtós)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foto/ [fo.t̪o]
- Syllabification: fo‧to-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “foto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014