lebus

masculine

/bys/

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Translation

bus

Word origin

A shortening of autobus, itself a blend of auto and the ending of omnibus ('for all', the dative plural of Latin omnis). The same Latin source gives English 'bus' and 'omnibus'.

Origin
Latin
Root
omnibus
English cognates
bus, omnibus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbus

Examples

.

I take the bus to go to work every morning.

.

The bus is late because of the roadworks.

raté .

We missed the last bus and had to walk.

Tous ' .

All the city buses stop in front of the station.

.

There is a bus stop right at the corner of the street.

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