English

Alternative forms

• autum, autom

Noun

autem ‎(plural autems)

1. (archaic, Britain, cant) A church. [16th-18th c.]

Derived terms

• autem bawler
• autem cackler
• autem cackle tub
• autem dipper
• autem diver
• autem gogler
• autem jet
• autem prickear
• autem quaver
• autem quaver tub

Adjective

autem ‎(not comparable)

1. (archaic, Britain, cant) Married.

Synonyms

• wed, wedded

Derived terms

• autem cove
• autem mort

References

• Grose, Francis (1788) A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: S. Hooper
• Barrère, Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey (1889) A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 1, pages 53–54
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, pages 79–80
• Eric Partridge, The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang. Routledge, 1973. ISBN 9780710077615.

Czech

Noun

autem

1. instrumental singular of auto

Latin

Etymology

Confer aut, which may be a modification.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.tem/, [ˈau̯.tẽ]

Conjunction

autem

1. but
2. while, however
3. moreover, also
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2

     terra autem erat inanis et vacua et tenebrae super faciem abyssi et spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas

     And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

4. on the other hand, on the contrary, whereas
   • c. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Captivi

     Aristophontes: Quid tu autem? Etiam huic credis?
     Hegio: Quid ego credam huic?
     Aristophontes: Insanum esse me?

     Aristophontes: How’s this? You, too? Do you actually believe him?
     Hegio: Believe him in what?
     Aristophontes: That I’m insane?

Synonyms

• sīquidem (Mediaeval Latin)

References

• autem in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• autem in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “autem”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.