Masculine
auto
- (masculine) a public deed or ceremony
- (masculine) auto (a sub-genre of dramatic literature)
- (dated, masculine) act; deed
- (masculine) act (record of an accomplishment)
- (masculine) document that is part of a lawsuit or court case
- (masculine) narration or description of an event made by a public authority and which serves as evidence of such event (e.g. a traffic citation)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaw.tu/
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“to make, I do”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to lead”). Doublet of ato and acto.
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