limousine
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm.
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Noun edit
limousine (plural limousines)
- An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- An automobile with such a body. [from 1902]
- Synonym: limo (slang)
- A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]
- Synonym: limo (slang)
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 6:
- It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
- An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses. [from 1959]
- Synonym: shuttle
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Further reading edit
- limousine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “limousine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French limousine or English limousine.
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Noun edit
limousine (plural limousines)
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French limousine.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌli.muˈzi.nə/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌli.moːˈzi.nə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: li‧mou‧si‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
Noun edit
limousine f (plural limousines)
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French edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the former French region Limousin, from Limoges. The naming of the car is sometimes attributed to Limoges-born engineer Charles Jeantaud.[1][2]
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Noun edit
limousine f (plural limousines)
- (fashion) traditional woolen cloak from Haute-Vienne
- (automotive) limousine, luxury car
- Synonym: berline
- (zoology) limousin (cattle breed)
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Adjective edit
limousine
References edit
- ^ Etymology and history of “limousine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/Merci-Professeur/p-17081-Berline-et-limousine.htm
Further reading edit
- “limousine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French limousine.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: li‧mou‧si‧ne
Noun edit
limousine f (plural limousines)
- Alternative spelling of limusine
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limousine c
- a limousine (luxury sedan)
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Declension of limousine | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | limousine | limousinen | limousiner | limousinerna |
Genitive | limousines | limousinens | limousiners | limousinernas |