Automat

See also: automat

English

Automat (plural Automats)

Alternative letter-case form of automat, in particular one operated by Horn & Hardart.
- 1939 June 12, “At the fair”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:
  When King George sat down in Perylon Hall he thrust his gray topper under the chair, just as you do when you're in the Automat.
- 1949 December 18, “No coins in slots at the new Automat”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:
  Breaking away from the traditional self-service policy of the Automats, which has been followed since the company was organized in 1911, the new restaurant will mark Horn & Hardart's first expansion in the New York area since 1938.

Automat m or (uncommon) n (weak, genitive Automaten, plural Automaten)

Declension of Automat [masculine // neuter (uncommon), weak]

As with other inanimate weak nouns there is a strong tendency for the dative and accusative singular to be uninflected in informal speech.