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== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌfo.tu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌfo.to] === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 “foto-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “foto-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “foto-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [foto ] === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “foto-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 foto- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017 == Danish == === Etymology === From φωτω- (phōtō-), from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs). === Prefix === foto- photo- === References === “foto-” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === foto- photo- == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English photo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoto-/, [ˈfo̞t̪o̞-] === Prefix === foto- (in loanwords) photo- ==== Synonyms ==== valo- valoherkkä ― photosensitive valokopiokone ― photocopier ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “foto-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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 == German == === Alternative forms === photo- fot-, phot- (before a vowel) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [(ˈ)fo(ː)to] === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “foto-” in Duden online “foto-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hungarian == === Etymology === From φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoto] === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.to/ Hyphenation: fò‧to- === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === tofo == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs). === Prefix === foto- photo- === References === “foto-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs). === Prefix === foto- photo- === References === “foto-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek φάος (pháos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ.tɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔtɔ Syllabification: fo‧to- Homophone: foto === Prefix === foto- (photography) photo- ‎foto- + ‎-graf → ‎fotograf ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === foto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), from φῶς (phôs, “light”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === foto- photo- (relating to light) Synonym: luci- photo- (relating to photography) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “foto-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) (genitive singular φωτός (phōtós)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foto/ [fo.t̪o] Syllabification: fo‧to- === Prefix === foto- photo- ==== Derived 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