autobus
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/, [ˈɔɾə-]
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧bus
Noun
autobus (plural autobuses or autobusses)
- (road transport, dated) A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
- (by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race.
- Synonyms: groupetto, gruppetto, laughing group
Translations
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Further reading
- autobus (cycling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- glossary of cycling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “autobus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- autosub
Albanian
Noun
autobus m
- bus
Basque
Noun
autobus inan
- bus
Declension
Declension of autobus (inanimate, ending in consonant) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | autobus | autobusa | autobusak |
ergative | autobusek | autobusak | autobusek |
dative | autobusi | autobusari | autobusei |
genitive | autobusen | autobusaren | autobusen |
comitative | autobusekin | autobusarekin | autobusekin |
causative | autobusengatik | autobusarengatik | autobusengatik |
benefactive | autobusentzat | autobusarentzat | autobusentzat |
instrumental | autobusez | autobusaz | autobusez |
inessive | autobusetan | autobusean | autobusetan |
locative | autobusetako | autobuseko | autobusetako |
allative | autobusetara | autobusera | autobusetara |
terminative | autobusetaraino | autobuseraino | autobusetaraino |
directive | autobusetarantz | autobuserantz | autobusetarantz |
destinative | autobusetarako | autobuserako | autobusetarako |
ablative | autobusetatik | autobusetik | autobusetatik |
partitive | autobusik | — | — |
prolative | autobustzat | — | — |
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈau̯tobus]
Noun
autobus m inan
- bus, coach, omnibus
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autobus | autobusy |
genitive | autobusu | autobusů |
dative | autobusu | autobusům |
accusative | autobus | autobusy |
vocative | autobuse | autobusy |
locative | autobusu, autobuse | autobusech |
instrumental | autobusem | autobusy |
Derived terms
- autobusový
Further reading
- autobus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- autobus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- autobus in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Etymology
From English autobus or French autobus.[1] Equivalent to auto + bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.toːˌbʏs/, /ˈoː.toːˌbʏs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: au‧to‧bus
Noun
autobus m (plural autobussen, diminutive autobusje n)
- bus, coach (vehicle)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: otobus
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
French
Etymology
From auto- + bus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
autobus m (plural autobus)
- bus, coach (vehicle)
Derived terms
- autobus à impériale
- autobus à plate-forme
Descendants
- → Romanian: autobuz
- → Spanish: autobús
- → Turkish: otobüs
See also
- autocar
Further reading
- “autobus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French autobus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.to.bus/
Audio (file) Audio (un'autobus) (file) - Rhymes: -awtobus
- Hyphenation: àu‧to‧bus
Noun
autobus m (invariable)
- bus
- Synonym: pullman
Occitan
Alternative forms
- autobús
Noun
autobus m (plural autobus) (Limousin)
- bus
- Synonym: autobussa
- motorcoach
- Synonym: autocar
Further reading
- Yves Lavalade, Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord, Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, 2010, →ISBN; page 94
Polish
Etymology
From auto- + bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈtɔ.bus/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔbus
- Syllabification: au‧to‧bus
Noun
autobus m inan (diminutive autobusik)
- bus
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autobus | autobusy |
genitive | autobusu | autobusów |
dative | autobusowi | autobusom |
accusative | autobus | autobusy |
instrumental | autobusem | autobusami |
locative | autobusie | autobusach |
vocative | autobusie | autobusy |
Derived terms
- autobusowy
- autobus szynowy
- bus
- e-autobus
Further reading
- autobus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- autobus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Noun
autobus n (plural autobuse)
- Alternative form of autobuz
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) autobus | autobusul | (niște) autobuse | autobusele |
genitive/dative | (unui) autobus | autobusului | (unor) autobuse | autobuselor |
vocative | autobusule | autobuselor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English autobus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /autǒːbus/
- Hyphenation: a‧u‧to‧bus
Noun
autóbus m (Cyrillic spelling ауто́бус)
- bus
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | autobus | autobusi |
genitive | autobusa | autobusa |
dative | autobusu | autobusima |
accusative | autobus | autobuse |
vocative | autobuse | autobusi |
locative | autobusu | autobusima |
instrumental | autobusom | autobusima |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯tɔbus/
Noun
autobus m (genitive singular autobusa, autobusu, nominative plural autobusy, genitive plural autobusov, declension pattern of dub)
- a bus
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autobus | autobusy |
genitive | autobusa, autobusu | autobusov |
dative | autobusu | autobusom |
accusative | autobus | autobusy |
locative | autobuse | autobusoch |
instrumental | autobusom | autobusmi |
Derived terms
- autobusový
Related terms
- mikrobus
- trolejbus
See also
- električka
Further reading
- autobus in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk