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.
Used in
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