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/
  • Hyphenation: in‧tro

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

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

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/, [ˈin̪.t̪ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -intro
  • Syllabification(key): int‧ro
  • Hyphenation(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

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈintro/ [ˈin.t̪ro]
  • Rhymes: -intro
  • Syllabification: in‧tro

Noun

intro (plural intro-intro)

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

Etymology 1

From intrā (“within”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Suffix unexplained.

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 Old Latin "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

Etymology 2

From earlier *interus (whence also interior), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). Doublet of intrā.

The change from instrumental/ablative and accusative to accusative only is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

Preposition

intrō (+ accusative)

  1. within
    Synonyms: intrā, penitus
    Antonyms: forās, forīs, extrīnsecus
Derived terms
  • dē intrō
  • intrōrsum
Descendants

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 (2003-2025), 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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English intro.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: in‧tro

Noun

intro f (plural intros)

  1. (music) intro
    Synonym: introdução

Related terms

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin intrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intro/

Preposition

intro

  1. in, inside of, within

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈintɾo/ [ˈĩn̪.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -intɾo
  • Syllabification: in‧tro

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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