intro

intro

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English

Etymology

Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɹoʊ/

Noun

intro (plural intros)

  1. (informal) An introduction.
  2. (informal) The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
  3. (demoscene) A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.

Antonyms

  • outro, extro

Hyponyms

  • (small audiovisual demo): 4ktro, cracktro, invitro, wedtro

Translations

Verb

intro (third-person singular simple present intros, present participle introing, simple past and past participle introed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To introduce.

Anagrams

  • Niort, Nitro, nitro, nitro-, tonir, torni, trion

Chinese

Etymology

From English intro.

Pronunciation

Noun

intro

  1. (colloquial) intro (opening sequence) (Classifier: 段 c; 個／个 c)

See also

  • ending

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English intro), ultimately from Latin intrōductiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈintro/, [ˈin̪t̪ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -intro
  • Syllabification(key): int‧ro

Noun

intro (informal)

  1. intro (introduction)
    Synonyms: aloitus, esittely, johdanto

Declension

Further reading

  • “intro”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

  • nitro, nitro-, rotin, torin, torni, trion

French

Etymology

Clipping of introduction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁo/

Noun

intro f (plural intros)

  1. (informal) intro

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch intro, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪntro]
  • Hyphenation: in‧tro

Noun

intro (first-person possessive introku, second-person possessive intromu, third-person possessive intronya)

  1. (informal) intro:
    1. Clipping of introduksi (“introduction”).
      Synonyms: introduksi, pengantar
    2. the opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.

Further reading

  • “intro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.troː/, [ˈɪn̪t̪roː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈin.tro/, [ˈin̪t̪ro]

Etymology 1

From intrā (“within”).

Verb

intrō (present infinitive intrāre, perfect active intrāvī, supine intrātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive) to enter, go into, penetrate
    Synonyms: introeo, invado, ineo, subeō, invado, accēdō, succēdō, ingredior, immigrō
    Antonyms: exeō, ēvādō, ēgredior, abeō, ēiciō
  2. (transitive) to assault, attack
    Synonyms: invādō, oppugnō, incurrō, impetō, incessō, aggredior, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, inruō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
  3. (transitive) to cross, go beyond, exceed
    Synonyms: trānsgredior, praetereō, trānseō, superō, praeferō, peragō
  4. (transitive) to stab
    Synonyms: trānsfīgō, peragō, cōnfodiō, fīgō, percutiō, trāiciō, fodiō, trānsigō
Conjugation

1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants
  • Eastern Romance:
    • Aromanian: ãntru, intru
    • Romanian: intra, întra
  • Dalmatian:
    • entrur
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: entra
    • Italian: intrare, entrare
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: intràe, intrai, intrare
  • North Italian:
    • Friulian: jentrâ
    • Romansch: entrar, antrar, entrer
    • Venetian: entrar
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: entrer
      • Middle French: entrer
        • French: entrer
          • → Danish: entrere
      • Norman: entrer
      • → Middle English: entren
        • English: enter
        • Scots: enter
  • Occitano-Romance:
      • Catalan: entrar
      • Occitan: intrar, entrar ⇒ Occitan: dintrar
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Asturian: entrar
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: intrar, entrar
      • Galician: entrar
      • Portuguese: entrar
    • Old Spanish: entrar
      • Ladino: entrar
      • Spanish: entrar (see there for further descendants)
  • Borrowings:
    • →⇒ Irish: iontráil

Etymology 2

Same as intrā.

Preposition

intrō (+ accusative)

  1. within
    Synonyms: intrā, penitus
    Antonyms: foras, forīs, extrinsecus
Derived terms
  • dē intrō
  • intrōrsum
Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: tru
    • Romanian: întru
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: entro
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Spanish: entro

References

  • “intro (adv.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “intro (vb.)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intro in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “intro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • intro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • intro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Noun

intro f (plural intros)

  1. (music) Abbreviation of introdução; intro

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin intrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intro/

Preposition

intro

  1. in, inside of, within

Spanish

Noun

intro f (plural intros)

  1. intro (an introduction)
  2. intro, opening sequence (the opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc)
    Synonym: cabecera
  3. Enter, enter (the "Enter" key on a computer keyboard)

Further reading

  • “intro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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