android
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). Note the form ἀνδρώδης (andrṓdēs, “manly”) already existed in Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.
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android (plural androids)
- A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
- An artificial human.
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android (comparative more android, superlative most android)
- Possessing human qualities.
- (anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
- Characteristic of men.
- Antonym: gynoid
- an android fat distribution
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Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form, appearance”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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android m anim
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | android | androidi, androidové |
genitive | androida | androidů |
dative | androidovi, androidu | androidům |
accusative | androida | androidy |
vocative | androide | androidi, androidové |
locative | androidovi, androidu | androidech |
instrumental | androidem | androidy |
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), ἀνδρός (andrós), + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form, appearance”). By surface analysis, andro- + -id. First attested in 1830.[1]
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android m animal
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | android | androidy |
genitive | androida | androidów |
dative | androidowi | androidom |
accusative | androida | androidy |
instrumental | androidem | androidami |
locative | androidzie | androidach |
vocative | androidzie | androidy |
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Further reading[edit]
- android in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- android in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “android”, in Słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 35
- android in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French androïde. Equivalent to andro- + -oid.
Noun[edit]
android m (plural androizi)
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singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) android | androidul | (niște) androizi | androizii |
genitive/dative | (unui) android | androidului | (unor) androizi | androizilor |
vocative | androidule | androizilor |
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