automat
See also: Automat
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany. Doublet of automaton.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]automat (plural automats)
- A vending machine for food.
- A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Albanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]automat m
- automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)
Adjective
[edit]automat (feminine automate)
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos). By surface analysis, auto- + -mat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]automat m inan (relational 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
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “automat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos).
Noun
[edit]automat c (singular definite automaten, plural indefinite automater)
- interactive kiosk, vending machine, slot machine
- automaton
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | automat | automaten | automater | automaterne |
| genitive | automats | automatens | automaters | automaternes |
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[edit]- “automat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]automat m or f (plural automatten, diminutive automatje n)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “automat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- “automat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Automat. By surface analysis, auto- + -mat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of automat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | automat | automaty |
| genitive | automatu | automatów |
| dative | automatowi | automatom |
| accusative | automat | automaty |
| instrumental | automatem | automatami |
| locative | automacie | automatach |
| vocative | automacie | automaty |
Derived terms
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nouns
suffix
Further reading
[edit]- automat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- automat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French automate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]automat m or n (feminine singular automată, masculine plural automați, feminine and neuter plural automate)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | automatelor | ||||
Noun
[edit]automat n (plural automate)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | automat | automatul | automate | automatele | |
| genitive-dative | automat | automatului | automate | automatelor | |
| vocative | automatule | automatelor | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “automat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]autòmāt m (Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | autòmāt | automati |
| genitive | automáta | automata |
| dative | automatu | automatima |
| accusative | automat | automate |
| vocative | automate | automati |
| locative | automatu | automatima |
| instrumental | automatom | automatima |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-willed; self-moving”). First attested in 1783.[1]
Noun
[edit]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
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | automat | automats |
| definite | automaten | automatens | |
| plural | indefinite | automater | automaters |
| definite | automaterna | automaternas |
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