אוטובוס

Hebrew

אוטובוס

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from French autobus, coined in Paris in 1907 as a portmanteau of "omnibus automobile"

Compare German Autobus, Polish autobus, Yiddish אויטאָבוס (oytobus), Russian авто́бус (avtóbus), Arabic أُتُوبُوس (ʔutūbūs), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

אוֹטוֹבּוּס • (ótobus) m (plural indefinite אוֹטוֹבּוּסִים)

1. a bus (vehicle)

Derived terms

• תַּחֲנַת אוֹטוֹבּוּס (takhanát ótobus)