automóvel

Portuguese

automóvel

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)bor.

Portuguese auto-

Portuguese móvel

Portuguese automóvel

From auto- + móvel.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.toˈmɔ.vew/ [aʊ̯.toˈmɔ.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.tuˈmɔ.vɛl/ [aw.tuˈmɔ.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.tuˈmɔ.vɛl/ [aw.tuˈmɔ.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.tuˈmɔ.bɛl/ [aw.tuˈmɔ.βɛɫ]

Noun

automóvel m (plural automóveis)

1. automobile (any vehicle that moves on the ground using its own power)

Further reading

• “automóvel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “automóvel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026