English Explanatory Dictionary

automobile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To travel by automobile.
adj
  1. Self-moving; self-propelled.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/ /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/ /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/ /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ En-us-automobile.ogg

Word forms

automobile automobiles automobiling automobiled

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobile From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mōbilis (“movable”), equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.

Synonyms

auto automobile cage cah car devil wagon horseless carriage motor car wheels whip autokinetic

Related words

automatic automotive old car :Category:en:Automotive parts

Derived words

antiautomobile automobile battery automobile car automobile graveyard automobileless automobile racing automobilery automobile-weed automobiliana automobilism automobilist automobility automobilization automobilize automocar
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