אוטובוס

Hebrew

Etymology

From French autobus, coined in Paris in 1907 as a portmanteau of "omnibus automobile"

Compare also Arabic أُتُوبُوس (ʔutūbūs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אוֹטוֹבּוּס • (ótobus) m (plural indefinite אוֹטוֹבּוּסִים, singular construct אוֹטוֹבּוּס־, plural construct אוֹטוֹבּוּסֵי־)

  1. a bus (vehicle)
    Synonym: אבטובוס (avtobus) — dated

Derived terms

References

  • “אוטובוס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "אוטובוס" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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