Clipping ofintroduction, fromLatinintrōductiō(“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately fromProto-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.
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intro (pluralintros)
intro (third-person singular simple presentintros,present participleintroing,simple past and past participleintroed)
intro
Internationalism (seeEnglishintro), ultimately fromLatinintrōductiō.
intro(informal)
Inflection ofintro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | intro | introt | |
genitive | intron | introjen | |
partitive | introa | introja | |
illative | introon | introihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | intro | introt | |
accusative | nom. | intro | introt |
gen. | intron | ||
genitive | intron | introjen | |
partitive | introa | introja | |
inessive | introssa | introissa | |
elative | introsta | introista | |
illative | introon | introihin | |
adessive | introlla | introilla | |
ablative | introlta | introilta | |
allative | introlle | introille | |
essive | introna | introina | |
translative | introksi | introiksi | |
abessive | introtta | introitta | |
instructive | — | introin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Borrowed fromDutchintro, fromLatinintrōductiō(“lead-in, introduction”).
intro (pluralintro-intro)
Fromintrā(“within”).
intrō (present infinitiveintrāre,perfect activeintrāvī,supineintrātum);first conjugation
indicative | singular | plural | |||||||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||||
active | present | intrō | intrās | intrat | intrāmus | intrātis | intrant | ||||||
imperfect | intrābam | intrābās | intrābat | intrābāmus | intrābātis | intrābant | |||||||
future | intrābō | intrābis | intrābit | intrābimus | intrābitis | intrābunt | |||||||
perfect | intrāvī | intrāvistī, intrāstī2 | intrāvit, intrāt2 | intrāvimus, intrāmus2 | intrāvistis, intrāstis2 | intrāvērunt, intrārunt, intrāvēre2 | |||||||
pluperfect | intrāveram, intrāram2 | intrāverās, intrārās2 | intrāverat, intrārat2 | intrāverāmus, intrārāmus2 | intrāverātis, intrārātis2 | intrāverant, intrārant2 | |||||||
future perfect | intrāverō, intrārō2 | intrāveris, intrāris2 | intrāverit, intrārit2 | intrāverimus, intrārimus2 | intrāveritis, intrāritis2 | intrāverint, intrārint2 | |||||||
sigmatic future1 | intrāssō | intrāssis | intrāssit | intrāssimus | intrāssitis | intrāssint | |||||||
passive | present | intror | intrāris, intrāre | intrātur | intrāmur | intrāminī | intrantur | ||||||
imperfect | intrābar | intrābāris, intrābāre | intrābātur | intrābāmur | intrābāminī | intrābantur | |||||||
future | intrābor | intrāberis, intrābere | intrābitur | intrābimur | intrābiminī | intrābuntur | |||||||
perfect | intrātus + present active indicative ofsum | ||||||||||||
pluperfect | intrātus + imperfect active indicative ofsum | ||||||||||||
future perfect | intrātus + future active indicative ofsum | ||||||||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||||
active | present | intrem | intrēs | intret | intrēmus | intrētis | intrent | ||||||
imperfect | intrārem | intrārēs | intrāret | intrārēmus | intrārētis | intrārent | |||||||
perfect | intrāverim, intrārim2 | intrāverīs, intrārīs2 | intrāverit, intrārit2 | intrāverīmus, intrārīmus2 | intrāverītis, intrārītis2 | intrāverint, intrārint2 | |||||||
pluperfect | intrāvissem, intrāssem2 | intrāvissēs, intrāssēs2 | intrāvisset, intrāsset2 | intrāvissēmus, intrāssēmus2 | intrāvissētis, intrāssētis2 | intrāvissent, intrāssent2 | |||||||
sigmatic aorist1 | intrāssim | intrāssīs | intrāssīt | intrāssīmus | intrāssītis | intrāssint | |||||||
passive | present | intrer | intrēris, intrēre | intrētur | intrēmur | intrēminī | intrentur | ||||||
imperfect | intrārer | intrārēris, intrārēre | intrārētur | intrārēmur | intrārēminī | intrārentur | |||||||
perfect | intrātus + present active subjunctive ofsum | ||||||||||||
pluperfect | intrātus + imperfect active subjunctive ofsum | ||||||||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||||
active | present | — | intrā | — | — | intrāte | — | ||||||
future | — | intrātō | intrātō | — | intrātōte | intrantō | |||||||
passive | present | — | intrāre | — | — | intrāminī | — | ||||||
future | — | intrātor | intrātor | — | — | intrantor | |||||||
non-finite forms | infinitive | participle | |||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||
present | intrāre | intrārī | intrāns | — | |||||||||
future | intrātūrumesse | intrātumīrī | intrātūrus | intrandus | |||||||||
perfect | intrāvisse, intrāsse2 | intrātumesse | — | intrātus | |||||||||
future perfect | — | intrātumfore | — | — | |||||||||
perfect potential | intrātūrumfuisse | — | — | — | |||||||||
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||||||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||||||||
intrandī | intrandō | intrandum | intrandō | intrātum | intrātū |
1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used byOld Latin writers; most notablyPlautus andTerence. 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.
From earlier*interus (whence alsointerior), fromProto-Indo-European*h₁énteros(“inner, what is inside”).Doublet ofintrā.
The change from instrumental/ablative and accusative to accusative only is caused by*-teros used adverbially.
intrō (+accusative)
Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishintro.
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