automobile

== 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/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/, /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/, /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.ʈɵ.mɵˌbajl/ Hyphenation: au‧to‧mo‧bile === Noun === automobile (plural automobiles) (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. Synonyms: car, auto, motorcar (dated in some dialects), motor (Britain); see also Thesaurus:automobile Hypernyms: motor vehicle < vehicle Hyponyms: station wagon, sedan, coupe, convertible; sports car, racecar, muscle car Meronym: see list of auto parts Coordinate terms: truck, van, bus, coach, SUV, minivan; wagon, cart, trailer, tractor; aircraft, airplane, boat, ship, vessel ==== Usage notes ==== The word automobile usually implies a car with seating for two to six occupants. Although the word etymonically might seem like it should be synonymous with motor vehicle, idiomatically it almost always means a certain type of such vehicle. 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. ==== 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) (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === automobile (not comparable) 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) automotive === Noun === automobile f (plural automobiles) 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→ Kven: piili→ 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) automobile Synonyms: auto, macchina, vettura