autem
English
Alternative forms
- autum, autom
Etymology
UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”).
Noun
autem (plural autems)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A church. [16th–18th c.]
Derived terms
- autem bawler
- autem cackler
- autem cackle tub
- autem dipper
- autem diver
- autem gogler
- autem jet
- autem prickear
- autem quaver
- autem quaver tub
Adjective
autem (not comparable)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Married.
- Synonyms: wed, wedded
Derived terms
- autem cove
- autem mort
References
- [Francis Grose] (1788), “Autem”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], OCLC 1179630700.
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “autem”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, pages 53–54.
- Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, pages 79–80
- Eric Partridge, The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang. Routledge, 1973. →ISBN.
Czech
Noun
autem
- instrumental singular of auto
Latin
Etymology
Same source as aut.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.tem/, [ˈäu̯t̪ɛ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.tem/, [ˈäːu̯t̪em]
Conjunction
autem
- but
- Synonyms: at, ast, tamen, sed
- while, however
- moreover, and, also
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis 1:2:
- Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī; et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās.
- And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
- Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī; et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās.
- on the other hand, on the contrary, whereas
- c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi :
- Aristophontes: Quid tu autem? Etiam huic credis?
Hegio: Quid ego credam huic?
Aristophontes: Insanum esse me?- Aristophontes: How’s this? You, too? Do you actually believe him?
Hegio: Believe him in what?
Aristophontes: That I’m insane?
- Aristophontes: How’s this? You, too? Do you actually believe him?
- Aristophontes: Quid tu autem? Etiam huic credis?
Synonyms
- sīquidem (Medieval Latin)
References
- “autem”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “autem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- autem in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.tɛm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awtɛm
- Syllabification: au‧tem
Noun
autem
- instrumental singular of auto