bookmobile

Questions

How do you pronounce bookmobile?

The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʊkmoʊbˌil/.

What does bookmobile mean?

A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.

Where does bookmobile come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book 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) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobilebf. English -mobile English bookmobile From book + -mobile.

How to pronounce bookmobile

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bookmobile”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bˈʊkmoʊbˌil/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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