automobilis

Latin

Etymology

From Latin auto (“self”) + mōbilis (“movable”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯.toˈmo.bi.lis/, [äu̯t̪ɔˈmɔbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯.toˈmo.bi.lis/, [äu̯t̪oˈmɔːbilis]

Noun

automobilis m or f (genitive automobilis); third declension

1. An automobile, especially a car.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	automobilis	automobilēs
genitive	automobilis	automobilium
dative	automobilī	automobilibus
accusative	automobilem	automobilēs automobilīs
ablative	automobile	automobilibus
vocative	automobilis	automobilēs

Latvian

Noun

automobilis m (2nd declension)

1. car
2. automobile

Declension

Declension of automobilis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	automobilis	automobiļi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	automobili	automobiļus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	automobiļa	automobiļu
dative (datīvs)	automobilim	automobiļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	automobili	automobiļiem
locative (lokatīvs)	automobilī	automobiļos
vocative (vokatīvs)	automobili	automobiļi

Lithuanian

Automobilis

Etymology

From French automobile.

Noun

automobìlis m (plural automobìliai) stress pattern 2

1. car, automobile

Declension

Declension of automobìlis

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	automobìlis	automobìliai
genitive (kilmininkas)	automobìlio	automobìlių
dative (naudininkas)	automobìliui	automobìliams
accusative (galininkas)	automobìlį	automobiliùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	automobiliù	automobìliais
locative (vietininkas)	automobìlyje	automobìliuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	automobìli	automobìliai

Hyponyms

• sedanas (“sedan”)
• kabrioletas (“convertible”)
• kupė (“coupe”)
• limuzinas (“limousine”)
• universalas (“station wagon”)

Coordinate terms

• mašina (“machine; vehicle”)
• sunkvežimis (“lorry, truck”)
• furgonas (“van”)
• autobusas (“bus”)

Further reading

• “automobilis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “automobilis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024