"foto-" meaning in German

See foto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [(ˈ)fo(ː)to] Audio: De-Foto.ogg , De-foto-.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: photo- [alternative], fot- [alternative, before-vowel], phot- [alternative, before-vowel]
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|grc|φῶς|t=light}} Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} foto-
  1. photo- Tags: morpheme
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      "expansion": "foto-",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[(ˈ)fo(ː)to]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Foto.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/aa/De-Foto.ogg/De-Foto.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/De-Foto.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-foto-.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/49/De-foto-.ogg/De-foto-.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/De-foto-.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foto-"
}
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "photo-",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phot-",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-foto-.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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