automat

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany. Doublet of automaton.

Noun

automat (plural automats)

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  1. A vending machine for food.
  2. A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

Alternative forms

Albanian

Noun

automat m

  1. automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)

Adjective

automat (feminine automate)

  1. automatic; automated

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos). By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -mat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈau̯tomat]
  • Rhymes: -omat
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat

Noun

automat m inan (related adjective automatický or automatový)

  1. automaton
  2. vending machine, automat
  3. (gambling) gambling machine, slot machine, fruit machine
    Synonyms: hrací automat, herní automat
  4. (weaponry) automatic firearm
  5. (obsolete) buffet
    Synonym: bufet

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Further reading

  • automat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • automat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • automat” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • automat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómatos).

Noun

automat c (singular definite automaten, plural indefinite automater)

  1. interactive kiosk, vending machine, slot machine
  2. automaton

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯toːmɑt/, /ˈoːtoːmɑt/
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat

Noun

automat m or f (plural automatten, diminutive automatje n)

  1. car mat

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʉ.tu.maːt/, [æʉ.tʊ.ˈmaːt]

Noun

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)

  1. vending machine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, self moving, self willed).

Pronunciation

Noun

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automatar, definite plural automatane)

  1. an automaton
    • 1908, Rasmus Løland, Den store automaten:
      "Skulde segja at frøkna ikkje er heime," tok gjentungen berre upp atter som ein automat og stod ferdig til aa slaa att døri.
      "I was to say she is not at home," the girl simply repeated like an automaton, ready to close the door.
  2. a slot machine (gambling machine, vending machine and similar)

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References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, from Latin automatus. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -mat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

automat m inan

  1. vending machine, automat
    automat sprzedającyvending machine
  2. arcade game
  3. payphone
  4. (colloquial, firearms) submachine gun, SMG (type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition)
    Synonyms: peem, pistolet maszynowy, rozpylacz
  5. (colloquial) automaton, robot (a person operating without thinking)
  6. (colloquial) automatic transmission
  7. reflex (something done without thinking, on autopilot)

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Further reading

  • automat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • automat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French automate.

Pronunciation

Adjective

automat m or n (feminine singular automată, masculine plural automați, feminine and neuter plural automate)

  1. automatic, self-acting, inertial

Declension

Noun

automat n (plural automate)

  1. automaton
  2. vending machine
  3. golem
  4. clockwork

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Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /autǒmaːt/
  • Hyphenation: a‧u‧to‧mat

Noun

autòmāt m (Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)

  1. automaton
  2. vending machine, automat

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos, self-willed; self-moving). First attested in 1783.[1]

Noun

automat c

  1. automaton [since 1783][1]
    • 1836, Karl Anders af Kullberg, En dansös’ bekännelser[1], page 78:
      Jag – en talande automat i dessa lycksriddares händer! Åh, jag känner dem!
      Me – a talking automaton in the hands of these knights of fortune! Oh, I know them!
  2. An automatic machine that dispense items or provide service (often in exchange for money) [since 1895][1]
    1. vending machine
    2. kiosk; an unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets

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