samochód

Meaning

car, automobile (wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation)

Hyphenated as

sa‧mo‧chód

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saˈmɔ.xut/

Etymology

From samo- + chód. There is a popular belief that the term was coined in a competition, however, no record of said competition exists. There was wavering between this term and samojazd as to which would be the default term for car, but samojazd was ultimately displaced in the 20th century. First attested in the 19th century. Compare Belarusian самахо́д (samaxód) and Russian самохо́д (samoxód).