apparatus

English

Etymology

From Latin apparātus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æ.pəˈɹæ.təs/, /æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs/, /æpəˈɹɑːtəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtəs

Noun

apparatus (plural apparatuses or apparatus)

1. The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
2. A complex machine or instrument.
3. An assortment of tools or instruments.
4. A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
5. (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

Usage notes

• Is occasionally used as an invariant plural:

  Look at all of those apparatus.

Synonyms

• (entirety of means): setup, mechanism, dynamic
• (complex machine): instrument, machinery
• (assortment of tools): tools, gear, equipment
• (political patronage organization): machine

Related terms

• apparat

Translations

complex machine or instrument

Bulgarian: апарат (bg) Danish: apparat (da) n., maskineri (da) n. Dutch: apparaat (nl) Esperanto: aparato (eo) Finnish: laitteisto (fi), koneisto (fi), mekanismi (fi), aparaatti (fi) French: appareil (fr) m. German: Apparat (de) m.

Hebrew: מכשיר (he) (makhshír) m. Italian: impianto (it) m., attrezzatura (it) f. Japanese: 装置 (sōchi) Polish: aparat (pl) m. Portuguese: aparelho (pt) m., equipamento (pt) m. Romanian: aparat (ro) n. Spanish: aparato (es) m., equipo (es) m. Swedish: apparat (sv) c.

assortment of tools or instruments

Bulgarian: инструменти (bg) Danish: apparat (da) n., maskineri (da) n. Dutch: apparaat (nl) Finnish: laitteisto (fi) German: Apparat (de) m. Hebrew: מנגנון (he) (manganón) m.

Italian: apparecchio (it) m. Japanese: 装置 (sōchi), 機器 (kiki) Latin: apparātus (la) m. Portuguese: aparato m., equipamento m. Swedish: apparat (sv) c.

given system of procedures

Danish: apparat (da) n., maskineri (da) n. Finnish: koneisto (fi) German: Apparat (de) m.

Italian: sistema (it) f. Swedish: apparat (sv) c., system (sv) n., mekanism (sv) c.

bureaucratic organization

Bulgarian: апарат (bg) Danish: apparat (da) n., maskineri (da) n. Dutch: apparaat (nl) Finnish: koneisto (fi) French: appareil (fr) m.

German: Apparat (de) m. Hebrew: מערכת (he) (ma'arékhet) f., מנגנון (he) (manganón) m. Italian: sistema (it) f. Japanese: 機構 (kikō) Swedish: apparat (sv) c.

a vehicle used for emergency response

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Breton: ardivink m. -où Indonesian: peralatan, perlengkapan, perkakas Interlingua: apparato

Telugu: పరికరం Turkish: mekanizma

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of apparō (“prepare”).

Participle

apparātus m. (feminine apparāta, neuter apparātum); first/second declension

1. prepared, ready, having been prepared
2. supplied, furnished, having been supplied
3. magnificent, sumptuous, elaborate

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	apparātus	apparāta	apparātum		apparātī	apparātae	apparāta
genitive	apparātī	apparātae	apparātī		apparātōrum	apparātārum	apparātōrum
dative	apparātō	apparātae	apparātō		apparātīs	apparātīs	apparātīs
accusative	apparātum	apparātam	apparātum		apparātōs	apparātās	apparāta
ablative	apparātō	apparātā	apparātō		apparātīs	apparātīs	apparātīs
vocative	apparāte	apparāta	apparātum		apparātī	apparātae	apparāta

• comparative: apparātior, superlative: apparātissimus

Noun

apparātus (genitive apparātūs); m, fourth declension

1. preparation, a getting ready
2. A providing
3. tools, implements, instruments, engines
4. supplies, material
5. magnificence, splendor, pomp
6. vocative singular of apparātus

apparātūs m.

1. genitive singular of apparātus
2. nominative plural of apparātus
3. accusative plural of apparātus
4. vocative plural of apparātus

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	apparātus	apparātūs
genitive	apparātūs	apparātuum
dative	apparātuī	apparātibus
accusative	apparātum	apparātūs
ablative	apparātū	apparātibus
vocative	apparātus	apparātūs

Descendants

English: apparatus French: apparat German: Apparat (apparatus, phone)

Italian: apparato Romanian: aparat Russian: аппарат (apparát) (apparatus, camera)