Dictionary

automobile en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/ (US)
• /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (US)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ (US)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Self-moving; self-propelled.
   • As early as 1898 I proposed to representatives of a large manufacturing concern the construction and public exhibition of an automobile carriage which, left to itself, would perform a great variety of operations involving something akin to judgment. 1919, Nikola Tesla, My Inventions:

Synonyms

autokinetic

Translations (1)

fi auto- (self-moving)

automobile en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/ (US)
• /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (US)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ (US)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)

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

Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US) 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.
   • Meronym: see list of auto parts
   • Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:

Forms

Coordinates

tractor · minivan · wagon · SUV · ship · airplane · van · aircraft · truck · trailer · vessel · cart · boat · coach · bus

Deriveds

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

Descendants

ʻokomopila · hatëmopil · mobìlika

Hypernyms

ride · vehicle · motor vehicle · vehicle

Hyponyms

tin Lizzie · convertible · cabriolet · flivver · limousine · rust bucket · coupe · taxi · taxi cab · slab · jalopy · cab · microcar

Meronyms

body · four-on-the-floor · chassis · transmission · tyre · seat · dashboard · backseat · gearbox · brake · three-on-the-tree · window · motor · tire · steering wheel · wheel · door

Relateds

:Category:en:Automotive parts · automotive · automatic · old car

Synonyms

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

Translations (295)

nah tepozmalacatl (passenger vehicle) · vo tood (passenger vehicle) · kn ಕಾರು (passenger vehicle) · hi मोटर-गाड़ी (passenger vehicle) · tg автомобил (passenger vehicle) · tk awtomaşyn (passenger vehicle) · crh avtomobil (passenger vehicle) · afb سيارة (passenger vehicle) · tt автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · fa-ira ماشین (passenger vehicle) · be аўтамашы́на (passenger vehicle) · eu automobil (passenger vehicle) · nn bil (passenger vehicle) · kk машина (passenger vehicle) · ckb ترومبێل (passenger vehicle) · ceb awto (passenger vehicle) · cmn 車 /车 (passenger vehicle) · kn ವಾಹನ (passenger vehicle) · ast automóvil (passenger vehicle) · ba автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · ky автомашина (passenger vehicle) · la autocurrus (passenger vehicle) · gu મોટરગાડી (passenger vehicle) · ko 사륜차 (passenger vehicle) · aht natetdaxa (passenger vehicle) · ja 自動車 (passenger vehicle) · gl automóbil (passenger vehicle) · fi henkilöauto (passenger vehicle) · nah teposkalnejnenki (passenger vehicle) · bn স্বতশ্চলশকট্ (passenger vehicle) · la autovehiculum (passenger vehicle) · gu કાર (passenger vehicle) · oc automobila (passenger vehicle) · kmr erebe (passenger vehicle) · hi वाहन (passenger vehicle) · ps خودرو (passenger vehicle) · te బండి (passenger vehicle) · es carro (passenger vehicle) · fi automobiili (passenger vehicle) · cs automobil (passenger vehicle) · ca automòbil (passenger vehicle) · tl kotse (passenger vehicle) · bn বাহন (passenger vehicle) · ps تېزرفتار (passenger vehicle) · sq makinë (passenger vehicle) · my ကား (passenger vehicle) · ja 四輪車 (passenger vehicle) · ce ворд (passenger vehicle) · pa ਕਾਰ (passenger vehicle) · hy մեքենա (passenger vehicle) · lo ລົດ (passenger vehicle) · lo ລົດໃຫຍ່ (passenger vehicle) · nl automobiel (passenger vehicle) · apj bíił (passenger vehicle) · ne मोटरगाडी (passenger vehicle) · ja 乗用車 (passenger vehicle) · it macchina (passenger vehicle) · ady машинэ (passenger vehicle) · aht łoodaxi (passenger vehicle) · ga mótar (passenger vehicle) · tk maşyn (passenger vehicle) · ti መኪና (passenger vehicle) · vo motoravab (passenger vehicle) · cv автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · mr मोटार (passenger vehicle) · ru автомоби́ль (passenger vehicle) · mwl carro (passenger vehicle) · be машы́на (passenger vehicle) · sl automobil (passenger vehicle) · bo ཆིས་ཁྲེའེ (passenger vehicle) · et automobiil (passenger vehicle) · lv automašīna (passenger vehicle) · kk автомашина (passenger vehicle) · uk авто́ (passenger vehicle) · lo ໂອໂຕ (passenger vehicle) · gu ગાડી (passenger vehicle) · fi auto (passenger vehicle) · et auto (passenger vehicle) · tl awto (passenger vehicle) · uz avtomashina (passenger vehicle) · lv spēkrats (passenger vehicle) · uk автомобі́ль (passenger vehicle) · cs auto (passenger vehicle) · uz mashina (passenger vehicle) · unm hatëmopil (passenger vehicle) · kmr maşîn (passenger vehicle) · ary طوموبيل (passenger vehicle) · de PKW (passenger vehicle) · pl samochód (passenger vehicle) · sq vetëlëvizës (passenger vehicle) · rue авто (passenger vehicle) · km ឡាន (passenger vehicle) · af automobiel (passenger vehicle) · hy մաշնա (passenger vehicle) · da automobil (passenger vehicle) · is bíll (passenger vehicle) · ur گاڑی (passenger vehicle) · or କାର୍ (passenger vehicle) · eo aŭto (passenger vehicle) · tl isugang batlag (passenger vehicle) · ga gluaisteán (passenger vehicle) · pl automobil (passenger vehicle) · moh kà꞉sere (passenger vehicle) · sh automòbīl (passenger vehicle) · pt automóvel (passenger vehicle) · tk awtomobil (passenger vehicle) · am መኪና (passenger vehicle) · izh automobili (passenger vehicle) · ur کار (passenger vehicle) · ka ავტომობილი (passenger vehicle) · hi मोटरकार (passenger vehicle) · unm amànkshkinkw (passenger vehicle) · et masin (passenger vehicle) · hu személygépkocsi (passenger vehicle) · pl auto (passenger vehicle) · sah массыына (passenger vehicle) · yuf anbil (passenger vehicle) · nan-hbl 風車 /风车 (passenger vehicle) · bg кола́ (passenger vehicle) · pt auto (passenger vehicle) · az maşın (passenger vehicle) · sq automobil (passenger vehicle) · prs موتَر (passenger vehicle) · th รถยนต์ (passenger vehicle) · ht otomobil (passenger vehicle) · as গাড়ী (passenger vehicle) · hi मोटरगाड़ी (passenger vehicle) · dng чичә (passenger vehicle) · nan-hbl 汽車 /汽车 (passenger vehicle) · nb bil (passenger vehicle) · ro automobil (passenger vehicle) · ja 車 (passenger vehicle) · ha mota (passenger vehicle) · mn автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · lv automobilis (passenger vehicle) · acw سَيَّارَة (passenger vehicle) · tr otomobil (passenger vehicle) · am አውቶሞቢል (passenger vehicle) · cmn 汽車 /汽车 (passenger vehicle) · fr automobile (passenger vehicle) · fr char (passenger vehicle) · ta வண்டி (passenger vehicle) · ko 차 (passenger vehicle) · os хӕдтулгӕ (passenger vehicle) · hi मोटरवाहन (passenger vehicle) · de Wagen (passenger vehicle) · ar عَرَبِيَّة (passenger vehicle) · sw gari (passenger vehicle) · kk автокөлік (passenger vehicle) · mk кола (passenger vehicle) · sk auto (passenger vehicle) · nl auto (passenger vehicle) · oc automobil (passenger vehicle) · sl avto (passenger vehicle) · eo aŭtomobilo (passenger vehicle) · te మోటారు (passenger vehicle) · ug ماشىنا (passenger vehicle) · mr मोटारवाहन (passenger vehicle) · ckb ئوتوموبیل (passenger vehicle) · es coche (passenger vehicle) · de Kraftfahrzeug (passenger vehicle) · tg автомошин (passenger vehicle) · rue автомобі́л (passenger vehicle) · mt karozza (passenger vehicle) · ar سَيَّارَة (passenger vehicle) · arz عَرَبِيَّة (passenger vehicle) · hy ավտոմոբիլ (passenger vehicle) · ar أُوتُومُوبِيل (passenger vehicle) · de Personenkraftwagen (passenger vehicle) · ru мото́р (passenger vehicle) · de Automobil (passenger vehicle) · nv chidí (passenger vehicle) · pl fura (passenger vehicle) · nl motorrijtuig (passenger vehicle) · bua автомашина (passenger vehicle) · arz أوتوموبيل (passenger vehicle) · ps موټر (passenger vehicle) · dsb awto (passenger vehicle) · de Kraftwagen (passenger vehicle) · da bil (passenger vehicle) · sw motakari bus (passenger vehicle) · pt veículo (passenger vehicle) · de Personenwagen (passenger vehicle) · sw motokari bus (passenger vehicle) · la autoraeda (passenger vehicle) · ru авто́ (passenger vehicle) · kk автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · tr araba (passenger vehicle) · so baabuur (passenger vehicle) · lt mašina (passenger vehicle) · ru маши́на (passenger vehicle) · be а́ўта (passenger vehicle) · bg автомоби́л (passenger vehicle) · ce машен (passenger vehicle) · ky автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · ru автомаши́на (passenger vehicle) · hi ऑटोमोबाइल (passenger vehicle) · ia automobile (passenger vehicle) · mt vettura (passenger vehicle) · th รถ (passenger vehicle) · aht ghalbasi (passenger vehicle) · tqw ˀa·cosa·nan (passenger vehicle) · ml കാർ (passenger vehicle) · vi xe hơi (passenger vehicle) · tyv автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · fa-ira اُتومُبیل (passenger vehicle) · hu autó (passenger vehicle) · inh автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · tl awtomobil (passenger vehicle) · pt carro (passenger vehicle) · ky машина (passenger vehicle) · sw motokaa (passenger vehicle) · hsb awto (passenger vehicle) · ia auto (passenger vehicle) · de Auto (passenger vehicle) · tg худрав (passenger vehicle) · za giceh (passenger vehicle) · az avtomobil (passenger vehicle) · ko 자동차 (passenger vehicle) · sh аутомо̀бӣл (passenger vehicle) · yi אויטאָמאָביל (passenger vehicle) · cmn 機動車 /机动车 (passenger vehicle) · sv bil (passenger vehicle) · lez автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · ce автомобиль (passenger vehicle) · csb aùto (passenger vehicle) · lt automobilis (passenger vehicle) · io automobilo (passenger vehicle) · ms kereta (passenger vehicle) · dng машинэ (passenger vehicle) · sco motorcaur (passenger vehicle) · ru та́чка (passenger vehicle) · it autovettura (passenger vehicle) · ckt ковԓёргоор (passenger vehicle) · kmr otomobîl (passenger vehicle) · si මෝටර් රථ (passenger vehicle) · tg мошин (passenger vehicle) · fr voiture (passenger vehicle) · uk маши́на (passenger vehicle) · mi motokā (passenger vehicle) · hi मोटर (passenger vehicle) · it auto (passenger vehicle) · uz avtomobil (passenger vehicle) · ug ئاپتوموبىل (passenger vehicle) · hu automobil (passenger vehicle) · la autocinetum (passenger vehicle) · uk автомаши́на (passenger vehicle) · nan-hbl 自動車 /自动车 (passenger vehicle) · cow məšín (passenger vehicle) · yi אויטאָ (passenger vehicle) · prs خُودْرَو (passenger vehicle) · vi ô tô (passenger vehicle) · hi गाड़ी (passenger vehicle) · ur آٹوموبِیل (passenger vehicle) · he מְכוֹנִית (passenger vehicle) · pdt Auto (nds) (passenger vehicle) · oj odaabaan (passenger vehicle) · tl batlag (passenger vehicle) · my ယဉ် (passenger vehicle) · it vettura (passenger vehicle) · es automóvil (passenger vehicle) · hi कार (passenger vehicle) · mn автомашин (passenger vehicle) · yi מאַשין (passenger vehicle) · mn машин (passenger vehicle) · es auto (passenger vehicle) · hy ավտոմեքենա (passenger vehicle) · be аўтамабі́ль (passenger vehicle) · fr auto (passenger vehicle) · be самахо́д (passenger vehicle) · id otomobil (passenger vehicle) · ga carr (passenger vehicle) · el αυτοκίνητο (passenger vehicle) · sk automobil (passenger vehicle) · de Pkw (passenger vehicle) · bn মোটরগাড়ি (passenger vehicle) · it automobile (passenger vehicle) · tt арба (passenger vehicle) · ro mașină (passenger vehicle) · pdt Koa (passenger vehicle) · te కారు (passenger vehicle) · mwl altemoble (passenger vehicle) · ckb سەیارە (passenger vehicle) · km រថ (passenger vehicle) · vi xe (passenger vehicle) · ms automobil (passenger vehicle) · yue 汽車 /汽车 (passenger vehicle) · hy ավտո (passenger vehicle) · mk автомоби́л (passenger vehicle) · ti ኣውቶሞቢል (passenger vehicle) · is bifreið (passenger vehicle) · ta மோட்டார் (passenger vehicle) · fa-ira خودْرُو (passenger vehicle) · prs خُودْرو (passenger vehicle) · bn গাড়ি (passenger vehicle)

wikidata: Q1420

automobile en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/ (US)
• /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ (US)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ (US)
• /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)

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

Meanings

1. (dated, intransitive) To travel by automobile.
   • The misguided youngsters are yachting, attending the races, playing the "stage Johnny," automobiling, playing poker for high stakes, overliving at home, on expensive shopping tours, attending box parties to the theatre, visiting high-priced restaurants, etc., etc. 1909, “"How Can He Do It?"”, in Notions and Fancy Goods, volume 43, page 30:

Forms

Translations (1)

fi autoilla (to travel by automobile)