autem

English

Alternative forms

• autum, autom

Etymology

UK 16th century. Possibly borrowed from Yiddish אַ‎ (a, “indefinite article”) + טומאה‎ (tume, “church (derogatory); forbidden; impure”).

Noun

autem (plural autems)

1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) a church [16th-18th c.]

Derived terms

• autem bawler
• autem cackler
• autem cackle tub
• autem dipper
• autem diver
• autem gogler
• autem jet
• autem prickear
• autem quaver
• autem quaver tub

 

Adjective

autem (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) Married.

   Synonyms: wed, wedded

Derived terms

• autem cove
• autem mort

 

References

• [Francis Grose] (1788), “Autem”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd corrected and enlarged edition, London: Printed for S. Hooper, […], OCLC 3138643.
• “autem” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, pages 53–54.
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues‎^[1], volume 1, pages 79–80
• Eric Partridge, The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang. Routledge, 1973. →ISBN.

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Czech

Noun

autem

1. instrumental singular of auto

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Latin

Etymology

Same source as aut.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.tem/, [ˈau̯.t̪ɛ̃ˑ]

Conjunction

autem

1. but
2. while, however
3. moreover, and
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2:

     terra autem erat inanis et vacua et tenebrae super faciem abyssi et spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas

     And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

4. on the other hand, on the contrary, whereas
   • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi :

     Aristophontes: Quid tu autem? Etiam huic credis?
     Hegio: Quid ego credam huic?
     Aristophontes: Insanum esse me?

     Aristophontes: How’s this? You, too? Do you actually believe him?
     Hegio: Believe him in what?
     Aristophontes: That I’m insane?

Synonyms

• sīquidem (Mediaeval Latin)

References

• autem in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• autem in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• autem in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Polish

Noun

autem

1. instrumental singular of auto