proto
See also: Proto, protó, proto-, and pro to
English
Etymology
From the prefix proto-.
Adjective
proto (not comparable)
- Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
- 2007, March 11, “Horacio Silva”, in Muscle Man:
- […] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.
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Anagrams
- Porto, Topor, Troop, porto, porto-, proot, troop, tropo, tropo-
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈproto/
audio (file)
Adverb
proto
- 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/, [ˈpro̞t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -oto
- Syllabification(key): pro‧to
Noun
proto
- (colloquial) prototype
Declension
| Inflection of proto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | proto | protot | |
| genitive | proton | protojen | |
| partitive | protoa | protoja | |
| illative | protoon | protoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | proto | protot | |
| accusative | nom. | proto | protot |
| gen. | proton | ||
| genitive | proton | protojen | |
| partitive | protoa | protoja | |
| inessive | protossa | protoissa | |
| elative | protosta | protoista | |
| illative | protoon | protoihin | |
| adessive | protolla | protoilla | |
| ablative | protolta | protoilta | |
| allative | protolle | protoille | |
| essive | protona | protoina | |
| translative | protoksi | protoiksi | |
| instructive | — | protoin | |
| abessive | prototta | protoitta | |
| comitative | — | protoineen | |
| Possessive forms of proto (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | protoni | protomme |
| 2nd person | protosi | protonne |
| 3rd person | protonsa | |
Synonyms
- prototyyppi
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)
- (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce
- (architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica
- the chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout
- (by extension) typographer, typographist
- Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo
- (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