foto
See also: foto-, fotó, and Foto
English
Noun
foto (plural fotos)
- (nonstandard, informal) Alternative spelling of photo
- 1909, sign on an Atlantic City (New Jersey) beach, photographed and shown in National Geographic (August 2015), volume 228, number 2, page 132:
- Have your foto
in a bathingsuit
- Have your foto
- 2000, Sam George Arcus, Deja Views of an Aging Orphan: Growing Up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home, →ISBN:
- But it didn't matter, fotos or drawings. They were all illustrations of tall, slinky girls with abnormally large breasts striving to be contained within abnormally small brassieres […]
- 1909, sign on an Atlantic City (New Jersey) beach, photographed and shown in National Geographic (August 2015), volume 228, number 2, page 132:
Anagrams
- Foot, foot, ooft, toof
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch foto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊə̯.tʊə̯/
Audio (file)
Noun
foto (plural foto's, diminutive foto'tjie)
- photo; photograph
Asturian
Noun
foto f (plural fotos)
- photograph (picture)
Synonyms
- fotografía
Catalan
Etymology 1
Clipping of fotografia.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfo.to/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈfo.tu/
Noun
foto f (plural fotos)
- photograph
Derived terms
- autofoto
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
foto
- first-person singular present indicative form of fotre
Further reading
- “foto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfoto]
Noun
foto n
- (informal) photo
- Synonym: fotografie
Related terms
- See foto-
Further reading
- foto in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- foto in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Abbreviation of fotografi (“photograph”), from English photo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfod̥o]
Noun
foto n (singular definite fotoet, plural indefinite fotoer or fotos)
- photo
Inflection
Declension of foto
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | foto | fotoet | fotoer fotos | fotoerne fotoene |
| genitive | fotos | fotoets | fotoers fotos' | fotoernes fotoenes |
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of fotografie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoː.toː/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: fo‧to
- Rhymes: -oːtoː
Noun
foto f (plural foto's, diminutive fotootje n)
- photo, photograph
Derived terms
- actiefoto
- fotoalbum
- fotobom
- fotocamera
- fotocollage
- fotojournalist
- fotolijst
- fotomodel
- fotomontage
- fotoreportage
- fotosessie
- fotostudio
- fototentoonstelling
- fototoestel
- klassenfoto
- kleurenfoto
- luchtfoto
- montagefoto
- naaktfoto
- panoramafoto
- pasfoto
- persfoto
- portretfoto
- röntgenfoto
- satellietfoto
- schoolfoto
- trouwfoto
Descendants
- Afrikaans: foto
- → Caribbean Hindustani: foto
- → Caribbean Javanese: foto
- → Indonesian: foto
Anagrams
- ooft
Esperanto
Etymology
Clipping of fotografaĵo.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
foto (accusative singular foton, plural fotoj, accusative plural fotojn)
- photo
Synonyms
- fotografaĵo
Related terms
- foti (“to photograph”)
Estonian
Noun
foto (genitive foto, partitive fotot)
- photograph, photo
Declension
Inflection of foto (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foto | fotod |
| accusative | foto | fotod |
| genitive | foto | fotode |
| partitive | fotot | fotosid |
| illative | fotto fotosse | fotodesse |
| inessive | fotos | fotodes |
| elative | fotost | fotodest |
| allative | fotole | fotodele |
| adessive | fotol | fotodel |
| ablative | fotolt | fotodelt |
| translative | fotoks | fotodeks |
| terminative | fotoni | fotodeni |
| essive | fotona | fotodena |
| abessive | fotota | fotodeta |
| comitative | fotoga | fotodega |
Related terms
- fotograaf
- fotograafia
Further reading
- foto in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- foto in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- foto in Sõnaveeb
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish foto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoto/, [ˈfo̞t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -oto
- Syllabification(key): fo‧to
Noun
foto
- (informal) photo
Declension
| Inflection of foto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | foto | fotot | |
| genitive | foton | fotojen | |
| partitive | fotoa | fotoja | |
| illative | fotoon | fotoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | foto | fotot | |
| accusative | nom. | foto | fotot |
| gen. | foton | ||
| genitive | foton | fotojen | |
| partitive | fotoa | fotoja | |
| inessive | fotossa | fotoissa | |
| elative | fotosta | fotoista | |
| illative | fotoon | fotoihin | |
| adessive | fotolla | fotoilla | |
| ablative | fotolta | fotoilta | |
| allative | fotolle | fotoille | |
| essive | fotona | fotoina | |
| translative | fotoksi | fotoiksi | |
| instructive | — | fotoin | |
| abessive | fototta | fotoitta | |
| comitative | — | fotoineen | |
| Possessive forms of foto (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | fotoni | fotomme |
| 2nd person | fotosi | fotonne |
| 3rd person | fotonsa | |
Synonyms
- valokuva
Galician
Etymology
Clipping of fotografía.
Noun
foto f (plural fotos)
- photo
Further reading
- “foto” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῶς, φωτός (phôs, phōtós, “light”).
Noun
foto (uncountable)
- (physics) light
Synonyms
- lumo
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch foto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfot̪o]
- Hyphenation: fo‧to
Noun
foto (plural foto-foto, first-person possessive fotoku, second-person possessive fotomu, third-person possessive fotonya)
- photo, photograph.
- Synonyms: fotograf, potret
- (figurative) image.
- Synonyms: bayangan, gambaran, pantulan
Derived terms
- berfoto
- memfoto
- memfotoi
- memfotokan
- swafoto
- foto finis
- foto jarak jauh
- foto licin
- foto negatif
- foto topeng
Related terms
- fotograf
- fotografer
- fotografi
- fotografis
- pasfoto
Further reading
- “foto” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Clipping of fotografia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔto
- Hyphenation: fò‧to
Noun
foto f (invariable)
- photo, snap
Anagrams
- tofo
Latin
Participle
fōtō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fōtus
Moore
Etymology
Borrowed from French photo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /fo.to/
Noun
foto
- photograph
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Short form of fotografi (“photograph”), from English photo
Noun
foto n (definite singular fotoet, indefinite plural foto or fotoer, definite plural fotoa or fotoene)
- photo
Derived terms
- fargefoto
- flyfoto
- fotoalbum
- fotoapparat
- fotokopi
- fotokopiere
- fotomontasje
- fotopapir
- luftfoto
- passfoto
References
- “foto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Short form of fotografi (“photograph”), from English photo
Noun
foto n (definite singular fotoet, indefinite plural foto, definite plural fotoa)
- photo
Derived terms
- fargefoto
- flyfoto
- fotoalbum
- fotoapparat
- fotokopi
- fotomontasje
- fotopapir
- passfoto
References
- “foto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of fotografia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.tɔ/, /ˈfɔ.tu/
Noun
foto f (plural fotos)
- photo; photograph
- Synonym: fotografia
Related terms
- foto-
- fotográfico
- fotógrafo
Romanian
Etymology
Clipping of fotografie.
Noun
foto n (plural foto-uri)
- (rare) photo
Declension
Declension of foto
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) foto | foto-ul | (niște) foto-uri | foto-urile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) foto | foto-ului | (unor) foto-uri | foto-urilor |
| vocative | foto-ule | foto-urilor | ||
Synonyms
- poză, fotografie
Spanish
Etymology
Clipping of fotografía.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoto/ [ˈfo.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oto
- Syllabification: fo‧to
Noun
foto f (plural fotos)
- photo, photograph
- ¿Puede sacar una foto por favor?
- Could you take a photo please?
Derived terms
- autofoto
- fotaza, fotazo
Related terms
- fotografía (“photograph”)
- fotografiar (“to photograph, to take a photograph”)
- fotógrafo (“photographer”)
- sesión de fotos
Further reading
- “foto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English fort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfo.to/
Noun
foto
- city, town
Swedish
Noun
foto n
- photo
Declension
| Declension of foto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | foto | fotot | foton | fotona |
| Genitive | fotos | fotots | fotons | fotonas |
Synonyms
- bild
- fotografi
Related terms
- fotograf
- fotografera
- fotografisk
Further reading
- foto in Svensk ordbok.
Ternate
Etymology
From Indonesian foto, from Dutch foto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfo.to]
Noun
foto
- a photograph
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Etymology
Clipping of fotoğraf
Noun
foto (definite accusative fotoyu, plural fotolar)
- photo
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | foto | |
| Definite accusative | fotoyu | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | foto | fotolar |
| Definite accusative | fotoyu | fotoları |
| Dative | fotoya | fotolara |
| Locative | fotoda | fotolarda |
| Ablative | fotodan | fotolardan |
| Genitive | fotonun | fotoların |
Veps
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian фо́то (fóto).
Noun
foto
- photograph
Inflection
| Inflection of foto (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | foto | ||
| genitive sing. | foton | ||
| partitive sing. | fotod | ||
| partitive plur. | fotoid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | foto | fotod | |
| accusative | foton | fotod | |
| genitive | foton | fotoiden | |
| partitive | fotod | fotoid | |
| essive-instructive | foton | fotoin | |
| translative | fotoks | fotoikš | |
| inessive | fotos | fotoiš | |
| elative | fotospäi | fotoišpäi | |
| illative | fotho fotoho | fotoihe | |
| adessive | fotol | fotoil | |
| ablative | fotolpäi | fotoilpäi | |
| allative | fotole | fotoile | |
| abessive | fotota | fotoita | |
| comitative | fotonke | fotoidenke | |
| prolative | fotodme | fotoidme | |
| approximative I | fotonno | fotoidenno | |
| approximative II | fotonnoks | fotoidennoks | |
| egressive | fotonnopäi | fotoidennopäi | |
| terminative I | fothosai fotohosai | fotoihesai | |
| terminative II | fotolesai | fotoilesai | |
| terminative III | fotossai | — | |
| additive I | fothopäi fotohopäi | fotoihepäi | |
| additive II | fotolepäi | fotoilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “фотография”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika