autocinetum
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek αὐτοκῑ́νητος (autokī́nētos); of Greek origin and no hybrid like for example English automobile, which comes from Greek and Latin mōbilis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯.to.kiːˈneː.tum/, [äu̯t̪ɔkiːˈneːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯.to.t͡ʃiˈne.tum/, [äu̯t̪ot͡ʃiˈnɛːt̪um]
Noun
autocīnētum n (genitive autocīnētī); second declension
- (New Latin) car, automobile
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Peter Needham, Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis, London: Bloomsbury, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, page 2:
- in autocīnētum ascendit et retrō vectus est ē gestātiōne numerī quattuor
- [original: He got into his car and backed out of number four’s drive.]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Synonyms
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