autocar

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English

Etymology

From auto- (“self-propelled”) +‎ car.

Noun

autocar (plural autocars)

  1. (archaic) A road vehicle powered by steam or electricity rather than by traction.

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Pronunciation

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars)

  1. coach (vehicle similar to a bus)
    Synonym: autobús

Further reading

French

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Etymology

From auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.kaʁ/, /ɔ.tɔ.kaʁ/

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars)

  1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)
    Synonyms: (North America) autobus voyageur; (Europe) car

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: автока́р (avtokár)
  • → German: Autocar
  • → Italian: autocarro (calque)
  • → Portuguese: autocarro (calque)
  • → Spanish: autocar
  • → Turkish: otokar
  • → Vietnamese: xe ca (calque)

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Further reading

Occitan

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars) (Limousin)

  1. 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

Borrowed from French autocar.

Noun

autocar n (plural autocare)

  1. coach

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative autocar autocarul autocare autocarele
genitive-dative autocar autocarului autocare autocarelor
vocative autocarule autocarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /autoˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: au‧to‧car

Noun

autocar m (plural autocares)

  1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

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