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/ˈfo.to/

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Translation

photo

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Word origin

Shortened from fotografia, ultimately from Greek phos, photos ('light') and graphein ('to write'). A modern coinage.

Origin
Greek
Root
phos, photos
English cognates
photo, photograph, photon

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfotos

Examples

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Will you take a photo of me?

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I have a photo of you on the desk.

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That photo came out very dark.

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We took a photo in front of the church.

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She uploaded the holiday photos to social media.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 11: foto, cielo, fácil and 6 more words.