Prius

prius English thumb|Toyota Prius (XW50; 2016) Etymology From en la prius, neuter of la prior prior, previous. According to Toyota, the name can be interpreted as a reference to there never being a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it.en w:Toyota 21 February 2020 Toyota names of models – what they mean Toyota UK Magazine https://web.archive.org/web/20210301140732/https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-model-name-meanings-explained/ Prius is Latin for ‘prior’ or ‘previous’. Its name can be interpreted as a reference to the fact that at the Prius’ Japan launch in 1997, there had never been a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it. Noun + Prii en w:Toyota Prius a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota. en Toyota#Noun en 2006 w:Sarah Lassez Gian Sardar And She’s Down for the Count! Psychic Junkie: A Memoir New York, N.Y. Simon Spotlight Entertainment 224 https://archive.org/details/psychicjunkiemem0000lass/page/224/mode/1up 978-1-4169-1838-7 Also, whereas in L.A. you could step out your front door, whisper “I’m going to slash the tires of your Prius,” and within seconds about thirty neighbors would be calling the cops in an effort to protect their Prii, that would never happen at the ranch. The ranch was completely isolated. Our nearest neighbor was a good half hour drive away. en 2012 May w:Paul Ingrassia Introduction Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars New York, N.Y. w:Simon & Schuster xviii https://archive.org/details/enginesofchangeh00ingr/page/n21/mode/1up 978-1-4516-4063-2 I drove Priuses in Michigan, Jeeps through Colorado, and pickup trucks around the Texas Hill Country and Midtown Manhattan, feeling right at home in the former and like an alien invader in the latter. en 2013 June Porter Gale Give Give Get: Why It’s the Real Networking Secret Your Network Is Your Net Worth: Unlock the Hidden Power of Connections for Wealth, Success, and Happiness in the Digital Age New York, N.Y. Atria Books 69 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781451688757/page/69/mode/1up 978-1-4516-8875-7 The parking lot was a zoo of suburban moms with their Starbucks cups commandeering their Prii (the Toyota-approved plural of Prius) and SUVs into empty spots. en 2015 M. I. Lastman Not so fr gai Rocky Mountain Locust: Opus II, Quartet: A Novel Victoria, B.C. FriesenPress part 4 (Caroline) 104 https://archive.org/details/rockymountainloc0000last/page/104/mode/1up 978-1-4602-6391-4 The two Prii that we found were probably the last to be driven. en 2015 January w:Levi Tillemann Challenging the Big Green Monster The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future New York, N.Y. w:Simon & Schuster part II (Leapfrog) 151 https://archive.org/details/greatraceglobalq0000till/page/151/mode/1up 978-1-4767-7349-0 A PR agency had even contacted Toyota to procure five Priuses (or Prii, as Toyota calls them) for the Oscars—allowing environmentally conscious celebrities to eschew their ostentatious limousines for Toyota’s fuel-sipping green machine. Car and Driver mocked the display of “pop royalty . . . Meryl Streep, Ted Danson (who made his fortune leading a gang of pathetic boozers in the alcohol-soaked sitcom Cheers), the serially deranged Richard Dreyfuss, and Jeff Goldblum” cavorting around in their Prii. en 2017 Laura Dave 17 Hello, Sunshine: A Novel New York, N.Y. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks June 2018 93 https://archive.org/details/hellosunshinenov0000dave/page/93/mode/1up 978-1-4767-8933-0 It was more quietly fancy, drawing in the kind of wealthy people who thought they were better than their counterparts because instead of spending money on fancy cars, they spent it on their Priuses and perfectly done cottages filled with shabby chic furnishings. en 2017 Tim Walker 16 Smoke Over Malibu London William Heinemann part 2 (The Villain’s Lair) 133 https://archive.org/details/smokeovermalibu0000walk/page/133/mode/1up 9780434022571 Most of the players grabbed their kitbags and made for their Priuses, but my partner gulped long and deep from a litre of Gatorade and strolled my way, rubbing the sweat from his brow. Usage notes In February 2011, Toyota USA asked the US public to decide on what the most proper plural form of Prius should be, with choices including Prien, Prii, Prium, Prius, or Priuses. The company announced on 20 February that Prii was the most popular choice, and the new official plural designation in the US.20 February 2011 w:Toyota Toyota Announces the Plural of Prius Toyota USA Newsroom https://web.archive.org/web/20190711061946/https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-announces-the-plural-of-prius/ Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc. today announced that the general public has selected ‘Prii’ as the preferred plural term for Prius. References Further reading 12 January 2011 bobobobo What is the plural of Prius? English Language & Usage w:Stack Exchange https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8554/what-is-the-plural-of-prius https://web.archive.org/web/20250815160719/https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8554/what-is-the-plural-of-prius 15 August 2025. 21 February 2011 Colin Bird Plural of Prius, Prii? Not According to Latin Experts w:Cars.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190513173025/https://www.cars.com/articles/plural-of-prius-prii-not-according-to-latin-experts-1420663174060/. 19 January 2018 Stef Schrader The Plural Of Prius Is Actually 'Prii,' According To Toyota Jalopnik https://web.archive.org/web/20180120032724/https://jalopnik.com/the-plural-of-prius-is-actually-prii-according-to-toyo-1822241891 Indianapolis, Ind. w:Static Media. 15 February 2023 Mercedes Streeter Is The Plural Of Prius Prii, Priora or Prioraiiusesodes?: Comment Of The Yesterday The Autopian https://web.archive.org/web/20230216112119/https://www.theautopian.com/is-the-plural-of-prius-prii-priora-or-prioraiiusesodes-comment-of-the-yesterday/.