proto

See also: Proto, protó, proto-, and pro to

English

Etymology

From the prefix proto-.

Adjective

proto (not comparable)

  1. Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
    • 2007 March 11, Horacio Silva, “Muscle Man”, in New York Times:
      [] he photographed his tenant, the proto male supermodel Matt Collins, for Italian Harper’s Bazaar.

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈproto]
  • (file)

Adverb

proto

  1. therefore, hence, that is why

See also

Further reading

  • proto in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • proto in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • proto in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of prototyyppi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproto/, [ˈpro̞t̪o̞]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification(key): pro‧to

Noun

proto (colloquial)

  1. 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
abessive prototta protoitta
instructive protoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of proto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative protoni protoni
accusative nom. protoni protoni
gen. protoni
genitive protoni protojeni
partitive protoani protojani
inessive protossani protoissani
elative protostani protoistani
illative protooni protoihini
adessive protollani protoillani
ablative protoltani protoiltani
allative protolleni protoilleni
essive protonani protoinani
translative protokseni protoikseni
abessive protottani protoittani
instructive
comitative protoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative protosi protosi
accusative nom. protosi protosi
gen. protosi
genitive protosi protojesi
partitive protoasi protojasi
inessive protossasi protoissasi
elative protostasi protoistasi
illative protoosi protoihisi
adessive protollasi protoillasi
ablative protoltasi protoiltasi
allative protollesi protoillesi
essive protonasi protoinasi
translative protoksesi protoiksesi
abessive protottasi protoittasi
instructive
comitative protoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative protomme protomme
accusative nom. protomme protomme
gen. protomme
genitive protomme protojemme
partitive protoamme protojamme
inessive protossamme protoissamme
elative protostamme protoistamme
illative protoomme protoihimme
adessive protollamme protoillamme
ablative protoltamme protoiltamme
allative protollemme protoillemme
essive protonamme protoinamme
translative protoksemme protoiksemme
abessive protottamme protoittamme
instructive
comitative protoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative protonne protonne
accusative nom. protonne protonne
gen. protonne
genitive protonne protojenne
partitive protoanne protojanne
inessive protossanne protoissanne
elative protostanne protoistanne
illative protoonne protoihinne
adessive protollanne protoillanne
ablative protoltanne protoiltanne
allative protollenne protoillenne
essive protonanne protoinanne
translative protoksenne protoiksenne
abessive protottanne protoittanne
instructive
comitative protoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative protonsa protonsa
accusative nom. protonsa protonsa
gen. protonsa
genitive protonsa protojensa
partitive protoaan
protoansa
protojaan
protojansa
inessive protossaan
protossansa
protoissaan
protoissansa
elative protostaan
protostansa
protoistaan
protoistansa
illative protoonsa protoihinsa
adessive protollaan
protollansa
protoillaan
protoillansa
ablative protoltaan
protoltansa
protoiltaan
protoiltansa
allative protolleen
protollensa
protoilleen
protoillensa
essive protonaan
protonansa
protoinaan
protoinansa
translative protokseen
protoksensa
protoikseen
protoiksensa
abessive protottaan
protottansa
protoittaan
protoittansa
instructive
comitative protoineen
protoinensa

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, first).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: prò‧to

Noun

proto m (plural proti)

  1. (archaic or regional) chief of a workforce
  2. (architecture, regional, Venice) an architect in charge of maintenance and restoration of St Mark's Basilica
  3. the chief worker in a print shop, in charge of composition and layout
  4. (by extension) typographer, typographist
    Synonyms: stampatore, tipografo
  5. (archaic) know-it-all
    Synonym: saccente

Derived terms

Further reading

  • proto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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