automobile

automobile

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of automobile in English

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English

Etymology

From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, self) + French mobile (moving), from Latin mōbilis (movable), equivalent to auto- (self) +‎ mobile.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/, /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/, /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/
  • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/, /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/, /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mo‧bile

Noun

automobile (plural automobiles)

  1. (US, Canada, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

Usage notes

  • The word automobile usually implies a car with seating for perhaps up to four or five passengers.
  • A vehicle with more than six or seven seats is usually called a limousine, minivan, van, SUV, bus, etc.
  • A vehicle devoted mainly to cargo is usually called a lorry, truck, or van.

Synonyms

  • (passenger vehicle): auto, car, (British) motor, (British) motorcar
  • See also Thesaurus:automobile

Meronyms

  • See list of auto parts

Coordinate terms

  • truck, van, bus, SUV, minivan, station wagon, sedan, coupe, convertible, sports car, racecar; wagon, cart, trailer, tractor; airplane, boat, ship

Derived terms

Related terms

  • automatic
  • automotive

Descendants

  • Alabama: mobìlika
  • Hawaiian: ʻokomopila
  • Unami: hatëmopil

Translations

Verb

automobile (third-person singular simple present automobiles, present participle automobiling, simple past and past participle automobiled)

  1. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.

Translations

Adjective

automobile (not comparable)

  1. Self-moving; self-propelled.
    Synonym: autokinetic

Translations

French

Etymology

    From auto- +‎ mobile, as the vehicle is powered by an engine rather than pulled by horses.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.mɔ.bil/, /ɔ.tɔ.mɔ.bil/
    • Homophone: automobiles
    • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mo‧bile

    Adjective

    automobile (plural automobiles)

    1. automotive

    Noun

    automobile f (plural automobiles)

    1. automobile

    Synonyms

    • (informal) auto
    • (France, informal) bagnole
    • (France, informal) caisse
    • (Quebec, Louisiana) char
    • (France, informal) tire
    • voiture

    Derived terms

    • automobilisable
    • automobilisme
    • automobiliste
    • canot automobile

    Descendants

    • Danish: automobil, bil
      • Faroese: bilur
      • Greenlandic: biili
      • Icelandic: bíll
      • Norwegian Bokmål: bil
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: bil
      • Swedish: bil
    • Dutch: automobiel
    • English: automobile
    • German: Automobil
    • Moroccan Arabic: طمبيل (ṭumubīl)
    • Russian: автомоби́ль (avtomobílʹ)
      • Armenian: ավտոմոբիլ (avtomobil)
      • Azerbaijani: avtomobil
      • Crimean Tatar: avtomobil
      • Georgian: ავტომობილი (avṭomobili)
      • Ingrian: automobili
      • Kazakh: автомобиль (avtomobil)
      • Kyrgyz: автомобиль (avtomobil)
      • Turkmen: awtomobil
      • Uyghur: ئاپتوموبىل (aptomobil)
      • Uzbek: avtomobil

    Further reading

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

    Italian

    Etymology

    From auto- +‎ mobile.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aw.toˈmɔ.bi.le/
    • Rhymes: -ɔbile
    • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mò‧bi‧le

    Noun

    automobile f (plural automobili)

    1. automobile
      Synonyms: auto, macchina, vettura

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