autocar
See also: Autocar
English
Etymology
auto- + car
Noun
autocar (plural autocars)
- (archaic) A road vehicle powered by steam or electricity rather than by traction.
Anagrams
- acatour
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əw.toˈka/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əw.tuˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aw.toˈkaɾ/
Noun
autocar m (plural autocars)
- coach (vehicle similar to a bus)
- Synonym: autobus
Further reading
- “autocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “autocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “autocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
auto- + car
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.tɔ.kaʁ/, /ɔ.tɔ.kaʁ/
Noun
autocar m (plural autocars)
- motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)
- Synonyms: (North America) autobus voyageur; (Europe) car
Descendants
- → German: Autocar
- → Italian: autocarro (calque)
- → Portuguese: autocarro (calque)
- → Spanish: autocar
- → Turkish: otokar
- → Vietnamese: xe ca (calque)
See also
- autobus
Further reading
- “autocar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan
Noun
autocar m (plural autocars) (Limousin)
- motorcoach
- Synonym: autobus
Further reading
- Yves Lavalade, Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord, Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, 2010, →ISBN; page 94
Romanian
Etymology
From French autocar.
Noun
autocar n (plural autocare)
- coach
Declension
Declension of autocar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) autocar | autocarul | (niște) autocare | autocarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) autocar | autocarului | (unor) autocare | autocarelor |
| vocative | autocarule | autocarelor | ||
Spanish
Etymology
From French autocar.
Noun
autocar m (plural autocares)
- motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)
Further reading
- “autocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014