carrus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) a wagon, a two-wheeled baggage cart
2. (declension-2, masculine) a cartload, a wagonload
3. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) car
4. (Medieval-Latin, declension-2, masculine) a load, an English unit of weight

Concepts

vehicle

transport

car

🚗

wain

wheels

cart

motor

jamjar

junker

load

motorcar

motor car

motor-car

motor vehicle

private car

ride

single-minded

tram

🚊

vehicular

voice mail

wagon

wreck

four-wheeled baggage wagon

Wain

auto mechanic

auto

automobile

bucket

🪣

chariot

clunker

instrument

Synonyms

Autocinetum

automobilis

autocinetum

🚗

carruca

Translations

coche

🚗

Gefährt

Fuhrwerk

carro

veículo

viatura

araba

🚗

vehikel

voertuig

carruagem

macchina

Wagen

vehículo

otomobil

wagen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkar.rʊs]

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, zero-grade form of *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of currus.