Auta

Auta is a common plural noun in Central European languages that means cars or automobiles. In Czech, the singular form is auto and the nominative plural is auta, as in Ta auta jsou nová, meaning Those cars are new. In Polish, auto is neuter, and the nominative plural is also auta. In Slovak, the corresponding plural is autá, with a diacritic, but the meaning remains cars.

The word auto is a borrowed term meaning automobile, originating from the French automobile and ultimately from Greek autos meaning self and Latin mobilis meaning movable. The form spread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as motorized vehicles became common, and it became a standard part of the everyday vocabulary in Czech, Polish, and related languages.

Auta is used in a wide range of everyday expressions and compound terms. Common examples include autoškola (driving school) and autobus (bus). The plural form aligns with the neuter noun patterns in these languages, though exact declension endings vary by case and language. In practice, diacritics may be omitted in casual use, leading to the plain form auta in both Czech and Polish contexts, while Slovak keeps the diacritic as autá.

See also: Auto, Automobile, Car.