Latin

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ carrus.

Noun

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autocarrus m (genitive autocarrī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) lorry, truck
    • 2015, Tuomo Pekkanen, Numerus fugitivorum in dies crescit. [1], Nuntii Latini 7.8.2015:
      Circiter tria hominum milia apud aditum cuniculi manent, ut autocarris aut traminibus in Britanniam clam transeant.
      Around three thousand people wait near the entrance to the tunnel, so that they might clandestinely cross over into Britain by truck or by train.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative autocarrus autocarrī
Genitive autocarrī autocarrōrum
Dative autocarrō autocarrīs
Accusative autocarrum autocarrōs
Ablative autocarrō autocarrīs
Vocative autocarre autocarrī