automat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany. Doublet of automaton.
Noun
automat (plural automats)
- A vending machine for food.
- A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.
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Albanian
Noun
automat m
- automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)
Adjective
automat (feminine automate)
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos). By surface analysis, auto- + -mat.
Pronunciation
Noun
automat m inan (related adjective automatický or automatový)
- automaton
- vending machine, automat
- (gambling) gambling machine, slot machine, fruit machine
- Synonyms: hrací automat, herní automat
- (weaponry) automatic firearm
- (obsolete) buffet
- Synonym: bufet
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See also
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)
- interactive kiosk, vending machine, slot machine
- automaton
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | automat | automaten | automater | automaterne |
genitive | automats | automatens | automaters | automaternes |
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References
- “automat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
automat m or f (plural automatten, diminutive automatje n)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Noun
automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)
Derived terms
References
- “automat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- 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.
- a slot machine (gambling machine, vending machine and similar)
Derived terms
References
- “automat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Automat, from Latin automatus. By surface analysis, auto- + -mat.
Pronunciation
Noun
automat m inan
- vending machine, automat
- automat sprzedający ― vending machine
- arcade game
- payphone
- (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
- (colloquial) automaton, robot (a person operating without thinking)
- (colloquial) automatic transmission
- reflex (something done without thinking, on autopilot)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | automat | automaty |
genitive | automatu | automatów |
dative | automatowi | automatom |
accusative | automat | automaty |
instrumental | automatem | automatami |
locative | automacie | automatach |
vocative | automacie | automaty |
Derived terms
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)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | automat | automată | automați | automate | ||
definite | automatul | automata | automații | automatele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | automat | automate | automați | automate | ||
definite | automatului | automatei | automaților | automatilor |
Noun
automat n (plural automate)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) automat | automatul | (niște) automate | automatele |
genitive/dative | (unui) automat | automatului | (unor) automate | automatelor |
vocative | automatule | automatelor |
Further reading
- automat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
autòmāt m (Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | autòmāt | automati |
genitive | automáta | automata |
dative | automatu | automatima |
accusative | automat | automate |
vocative | automate | automati |
locative | automatu | automatima |
instrumental | automatom | automatima |
Swedish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-willed; self-moving”). First attested in 1783.[1]
Noun
automat c
- 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!
- An automatic machine that dispense items or provide service (often in exchange for money) [since 1895][1]
- vending machine
- kiosk; an unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets
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References
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)
- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian adjectives
- Czech terms borrowed from German
- Czech terms derived from German
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Czech terms prefixed with auto-
- Czech terms suffixed with -mat
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/omat
- Rhymes:Czech/omat/3 syllables
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- cs:Gambling
- cs:Weapons
- Czech terms with obsolete senses
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- cs:Firearms
- cs:Machines
- cs:Meals
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations
- Polish terms borrowed from German
- Polish terms derived from German
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish terms prefixed with auto-
- Polish terms suffixed with -mat
- Polish lemmas
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- Polish terms with collocations
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- pl:Firearms
- pl:Machines
- pl:People
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Swedish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Swedish learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
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- Swedish lemmas
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- Swedish terms with quotations