autobus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɑɾə-] (cot-caught-merger)
- [ˈɔɾə-] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑtoʊˌbʌs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós 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- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobileclip. English auto- English bus English autobus From auto- (prefix meaning ‘self’, in the sense of being self-propelled) + bus. Sense 2 (“large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton”) is borrowed from French autobus.
Meanings
- (dated) A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- (broadly, qualifier:cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autobuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| autobusses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
gruppetto · laughing group · groupetto
Translations (57)
tr otobüs (bus that is a motor vehicle) · nl bus (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · tg автобус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · gl autobús (bus that is a motor vehicle) · sl ȃvtobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · sh ауто́бус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · sk autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · yi ויטאָבוס (bus that is a motor vehicle) · kaa аўтобус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · it gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · crh avtobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · ar أُتُوبِيس (bus that is a motor vehicle) · ro autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · uz avtobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · aii ܡܵܘܒܠܵܢܬܵܐ (bus that is a motor vehicle) · nl gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · nb gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · vi ô tô buýt (bus that is a motor vehicle) · scn autubbussu (bus that is a motor vehicle) · fr autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · km អូតូប៊ុស (bus that is a motor vehicle) · es autobús (bus that is a motor vehicle) · ar أُتُوبُوس (bus that is a motor vehicle) · sq autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · de Autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · cs grupeto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · pl autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · el οτομπούς (bus that is a motor vehicle) · ru авто́бус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · fi gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · fr gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · de Gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · ja グルペット (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · sh autóbus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · be аўто́бус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · id otobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · fi autobussi (bus that is a motor vehicle) · el οτομπίς (bus that is a motor vehicle) · eo aŭtobuso (bus that is a motor vehicle) · da gruppetto (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · aii ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ (bus that is a motor vehicle) · lv autobuss (bus that is a motor vehicle) · cmn （自行車比賽）落後的集團 /（自行车比赛）落后的集团 (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · ota اتوبوس (bus that is a motor vehicle) · ro autobuz (bus that is a motor vehicle) · kap автобус (bus that is a motor vehicle) · it autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · mg aotobosy (bus that is a motor vehicle) · he גרופטו (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · cs autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · fr autobus (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · ary طوبيس (bus that is a motor vehicle) · fa اتوبوس (bus that is a motor vehicle) · lv autobuss (large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton) · az avtobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · eu autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle) · nl autobus (bus that is a motor vehicle)