photo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A photograph.
A photo finish.
A digital picture of any kind.
Photography

verb

To take a photograph of.

Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/ [ˈfəʊ̯.tʰəʊ̯] en-uk-photo.ogg /ˈfo.to/ [ˈfo.tʰo] /ˈfoː.toː/ [ˈfoː.tʰoː] /ˈfoʊ̯.toʊ̯/ [ˈfoʊ̯tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈfɔʊ̯.tɔʊ̯/ [ˈfɔʊ̯tʰoʊ̯] /ˈfoʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯/ [ˈfoʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈfɔʊ̯.ɾɔʊ̯/ [ˈfɔʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯] En-us-photo.ogg /ˈpʰoː.ʈoː/ /ˈfoː.ʈoː/

Word forms

photo photos photoing photoed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photographclip. English photo Clipping of photograph.

Related words

photog photographer photo- photocell photo finish photogenic photo opportunity photosensitive photosynthesis photosynthesize snapshot

Derived words

aerial photo airphoto air photo astrophoto file photo group photo I'm in this photo and I don't like it nonphoto non-photo blue orthophoto phlog photo album photo artist photobank photobash photobiography photoblog photoblogger photoboard photobomb photobombing photobook photo booth photocall photocard photocomic photo cube photo echo photo editor photo-essay photo essay photofinisher photo finishing photofit photofitting photoholic photoist photo kill photolab photoless photolike photolog photolurker photolurking photolyze photo machine photomagazine photo magnet photomancy photomarathon photo-matched photomode photo mode photomorph photomosaic photonovel photo-offset photo op photo pack photo paper

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