-mobile
English
Etymology
Back-formation from automobile.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mə-bēl, IPA(key): /məbiːl/ (the accent falls somewhere in the word to which this suffix is attached)
Suffix
-mobile
- Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the suffix is attached.
- 2015, Peter Gould, “Mijo” (12:44 from the start), in Better Call Saul, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk):
- I thought, if I had these two run their little skateboard hustle on Mrs. Kettleman, I could, you know, rescue her. […] But, it turns out, your lovely abuelita, she drives a car that's a whole lot like the Kettle-mobile.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -mobile