-mobile

See also: mobile and Mobile

English

Etymology

Back-formation from automobile.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mə-bēl, IPA^(key): /məbiːl/, IPA^(key): /məbiːəl/ (the accent falls somewhere in the word to which this suffix is attached)

Suffix

-mobile

1. Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the suffix is attached.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -mobile

Anagrams

• bemoil, emboil, emboli