foto-
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌfu.tu]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌfo.to]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌfo.tu]
Prefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “foto-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “foto-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “foto-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “foto-”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Czech
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “foto-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- foto- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs).
Prefix
editfoto-
References
edit- “foto-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
editfoto-
Finnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English photo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
- (in loanwords) photo-
Synonyms
edit- valo-
- valoherkkä ― photosensitive
- valokopiokone ― photocopier
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “foto-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editReferences
editAnagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Prefix
editfoto-
References
edit- “foto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).
Prefix
editfoto-
References
edit- “foto-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editEtymology tree
Derived from Ancient Greek φάος (pháos).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), from φῶς (phôs, “light”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit
Prefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “foto-”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ^ “foto-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Further reading
edit- “foto-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) (genitive singular φωτός (phōtós)).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editfoto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “foto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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