info

See also: Info, info-, Info., .info, and infó

English

Etymology

Clipping of information.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfoʊ/

Noun

info (uncountable)

1. (informal) information.

   I need all the info about the case by 6, sharpish.

Derived terms

• info age
• infoanarchist
• Infobahn
• infobesity
• infobot
• infobox
• infocommunist
• infodesk
• infodump
• info-dumping
• infoglut
• infohazard
• infoline
• infomania
• infomaniac
• infomax
• infonaut
• infoporn
• infoset
• infosheet
• infoshop
• infosociety
• infosphere
• infostation
• infostealer
• infostructure
• infosystem
• infotech
• info tech
• infotechnological
• infotext
• infotip
• infowar
• low-info

Translations

abbreviation for “information”

• Dutch: info (nl) f
• Finnish: info (fi)
• French: info (fr) f
• Polish: info (pl) n
• Swedish: info (sv)
• Welsh: gwyb f

Anagrams

• Fino, ONFI, fino, foin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English info, from information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.foː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: in‧fo

Noun

info f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (informal) info, information

   Synonym: informatie

Derived terms

• achtergrondinfo
• infobalie

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of informaatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinf(ː)o/, [ˈiɱf(ː)o̞]
• Rhymes: -info
• Syllabification^(key): in‧fo
• Hyphenation^(key): in‧fo

Noun

info (colloquial)

1. info, information

Declension

Inflection of info (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		info	infot
genitive		infon	infojen
partitive		infoa	infoja
illative		infoon	infoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		info	infot
accusative	nom.	info	infot
	gen.	infon
genitive		infon	infojen
partitive		infoa	infoja
inessive		infossa	infoissa
elative		infosta	infoista
illative		infoon	infoihin
adessive		infolla	infoilla
ablative		infolta	infoilta
allative		infolle	infoille
essive		infona	infoina
translative		infoksi	infoiksi
abessive		infotta	infoitta
instructive		—	infoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of info (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative infoni infoni accusative nom. infoni infoni gen. infoni genitive infoni infojeni partitive infoani infojani inessive infossani infoissani elative infostani infoistani illative infooni infoihini adessive infollani infoillani ablative infoltani infoiltani allative infolleni infoilleni essive infonani infoinani translative infokseni infoikseni abessive infottani infoittani instructive — — comitative — infoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative infosi infosi accusative nom. infosi infosi gen. infosi genitive infosi infojesi partitive infoasi infojasi inessive infossasi infoissasi elative infostasi infoistasi illative infoosi infoihisi adessive infollasi infoillasi ablative infoltasi infoiltasi allative infollesi infoillesi essive infonasi infoinasi translative infoksesi infoiksesi abessive infottasi infoittasi instructive — — comitative — infoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative infomme infomme accusative nom. infomme infomme gen. infomme genitive infomme infojemme partitive infoamme infojamme inessive infossamme infoissamme elative infostamme infoistamme illative infoomme infoihimme adessive infollamme infoillamme ablative infoltamme infoiltamme allative infollemme infoillemme essive infonamme infoinamme translative infoksemme infoiksemme abessive infottamme infoittamme instructive — — comitative — infoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative infonne infonne accusative nom. infonne infonne gen. infonne genitive infonne infojenne partitive infoanne infojanne inessive infossanne infoissanne elative infostanne infoistanne illative infoonne infoihinne adessive infollanne infoillanne ablative infoltanne infoiltanne allative infollenne infoillenne essive infonanne infoinanne translative infoksenne infoiksenne abessive infottanne infoittanne instructive — — comitative — infoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative infonsa infonsa accusative nom. infonsa infonsa gen. infonsa genitive infonsa infojensa partitive infoaan infoansa infojaan infojansa inessive infossaan infossansa infoissaan infoissansa elative infostaan infostansa infoistaan infoistansa illative infoonsa infoihinsa adessive infollaan infollansa infoillaan infoillansa ablative infoltaan infoltansa infoiltaan infoiltansa allative infolleen infollensa infoilleen infoillensa essive infonaan infonansa infoinaan infoinansa translative infokseen infoksensa infoikseen infoiksensa abessive infottaan infottansa infoittaan infoittansa instructive — — comitative — infoineen infoinensa

Derived terms

• infota

compounds

• infopiste
• infotilaisuus
• infoähky
• lääkeinfo

Further reading

• “info”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• foni

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fo/

Noun

info f (plural infos)

1. contraction of information

   Je n'ai pas eu le temps de regarder les infos.

   I haven't had time to watch the news.

2. contraction of informatique

   Les deux matières principales sont les maths et l'info.

   The two main subjects are math(s) and IT (or ICT).

Derived terms

• pour info

Further reading

• “info”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• fion
• foin

Italian

Noun

info m (invariable)

1. (informal) clipping of informazione

Anagrams

• fino, foni

Japanese

Romanization

info

1. Rōmaji transcription of インフォ

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.fɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -infɔ
• Syllabification: in‧fo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Latin fōrmō

Latin īnfōrmō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin īnfōrmātiōlbor.

Polish informacjaclip.

Polish info

Clipping of informacja.

Noun

info n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) info

   Synonym: informacja

   Zostawiłam mu info na lodówce z datą i godziną. ― I left him a note on the fridge with the date and time.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

info f

1. vocative singular of infa

Further reading

• “info”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinfo/ [ˈĩɱ.fo]
• Rhymes: -info
• Syllabification: in‧fo

Noun

info f (plural infos)

1. info

Swedish

Noun

info c

1. (colloquial) info, clipping of information

Declension

Declension of info

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	info	infos
	definite	infon	infons
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• “info”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Vietnamese

Etymology

From English info.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔin˧˧ fɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔin˧˧ fɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨn˧˧ fɔ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: in pho

Noun

info

1. (informal) information

   Synonyms: in4, in tư