foto
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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 fotoin a bathingsuit
=== Anagrams ===
Foot, foot, ooft, toof
== Afrikaans ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch foto.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfʊə̯.tʊə̯/
=== Noun ===
foto (plural foto's, diminutive foto'tjie)
photo; photograph
== Asturian ==
=== Noun ===
foto f (plural fotos)
photograph (picture)
==== Synonyms ====
fotografía
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfo.tu]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfo.to]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Clipping of fotografia.
==== 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 of fotre
=== Further reading ===
“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
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografie.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈfoto]
=== Noun ===
foto n (indeclinable)
(informal) photo
Synonym: fotografie
==== Related terms ====
See foto-
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“foto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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 ====
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografie.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfoː.toː/
Hyphenation: fo‧to
Rhymes: -oːtoː
=== Noun ===
foto f (plural foto's, diminutive fotootje n)
photo, photograph
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Afrikaans: foto
→ Caribbean Hindustani: foto
→ Caribbean Javanese: foto
→ Indonesian: foto
→ Sranan Tongo: fowtow
=== Anagrams ===
ooft
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografaĵo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfoto/
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: fo‧to
=== 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 ====
==== Related terms ====
fotograaf
fotograafia
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“foto”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
foto in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Swedish foto.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfoto/, [ˈfo̞t̪o̞]
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification(key): fo‧to
Hyphenation(key): fo‧to
=== Noun ===
foto (informal)
photo
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
valokuva
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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
== Fula ==
=== Adjective ===
foto
(Maasina) how many people
=== References ===
Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografía.
=== Noun ===
foto f (plural fotos)
photo
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Ido ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῶς, φωτός (phôs, phōtós, “light”).
=== Noun ===
foto (uncountable)
(physics) light
==== Synonyms ====
lumo
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch foto.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfoto/ [ˈfo.t̪o]
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: fo‧to
=== Noun ===
foto (plural foto-foto)
photograph; photo
Synonyms: fotograf, potret
(figurative) image
Synonyms: bayangan, gambaran, pantulan
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.to/
Rhymes: -ɔto
Hyphenation: fò‧to
=== Noun ===
foto f (invariable)
photo, snap
=== Anagrams ===
tofo
== Kongo ==
=== Noun ===
foto
photo
== Latin ==
=== Participle ===
fōtō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fōtus
== Lingala ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English photo.
=== Noun ===
foto
photo
== 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 ====
=== 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 ====
=== References ===
“foto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.tɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
Syllabification: fo‧to
Homophone: foto-
=== Noun ===
foto n
(colloquial, photography) photo
Synonyms: fotka, fotografia, zdjęcie
=== Adjective ===
foto (not comparable, no derived adverb)
(colloquial, photography, relational) photographic
Synonym: fotograficzny
=== Further reading ===
foto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografia.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: fo‧to
=== Noun ===
foto f (plural fotos)
photo; photograph
Synonym: fotografia
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
foto-
fotográfico
fotógrafo
=== Further reading ===
“foto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“foto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografie.
=== Noun ===
foto n (plural foto-uri)
(rare) photo
Synonyms: poză, fotografie
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of fotografía.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfoto/ [ˈfo.t̪o]
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: fo‧to
=== Noun ===
foto f (plural fotos)
photo, photograph
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“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
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Etymology ===
From English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”). Originally, this word meant "fort" and specifically referred to Fort Zeelandia, but since Fort Zeelandia and Paramaribo are closely connected, the meaning was transferred to the latter. Nowadays, it can refer to any town.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /foto/, [fʊ̞tʊ̞], [fɔ̝tɔ̝]
=== Noun ===
foto
city, town
(archaic) synonym of benfoto (“fort, fortress”)
=== Proper noun ===
foto
(informal) synonym of Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
==== Usage notes ====
Sense 2: within Paramaribo, "foto" refers specifically to down town. However, outside of Paramaribo, it can denote any location in town.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Aukan: foto
Saramaccan: fóto
=== References ===
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
foto n
photo
==== Declension ====
==== 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 ====
== Veps ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Russian фо́то (fóto).
=== Noun ===
foto
photograph
==== Inflection ====
=== References ===
Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “фотография”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][11], Petrozavodsk: Periodika