🇮🇹 Italian

autobus

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masculine

gli autobus

buses

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autobus
/ʎi ˈautobus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say autobus in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi ˈautobus/

How do you pronounce autobus in Italian?

autobus is pronounced /ʎi ˈautobus/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo autobus nuovo è arrivato alla stazione stamattina.

The new bus arrived at the station this morning.

Ho visto un autobus rosso che era completamente pieno di passeggeri.

I saw a red bus that was completely full of passengers.

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Why is it masculine?

Autobus is masculine in Italian. The word is a shortened form of "autoomnibus" (from French "autobus"), itself derived from "omnibus" (a public carriage). In Italian, it is treated as masculine, likely due to the influence of the -us ending and analogy with other masculine nouns. However, "autobus" is invariable in Italian and does not change form in the plural.

What is the Italian word for buses?

The Italian word for buses is gli autobus — masculine.

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