apparat
See also: Apparat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian аппара́т (apparát, “apparatus, apparat”). Doublet of apparatus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːt
Noun
apparat (plural apparats)
- The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 184:
- The second thing to absorb was that, behind all the spontaneity and eroticism and generalized “festival of the oppressed” merrymaking, a grim-faced Communist apparat was making preparations for an end to the revels and a serious seizure of the state.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 184:
Related terms
- apparatchik
- apparatus
Danish
Etymology
German Apparat (“device, apparatus”), from Latin apparātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aparat/, [ɑb̥ɑˈʁɑːˀd̥], /apərat/, [ɑb̥əˈʁɑːˀd̥]
Noun
apparat n (singular definite apparatet, plural indefinite apparater)
- instrument, apparatus, appliance, machine
- device
- radio or TV set
- camera
- telephone, handset, extension
- machinery
Inflection
Declension of apparat
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | apparat | apparatet | apparater | apparaterne |
| genitive | apparats | apparatets | apparaters | apparaternes |
Further reading
- “apparat” in Den Danske Ordbog
apparat on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apparatus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pa.ʁa/
Audio (file)
Noun
apparat m (plural apparats)
- pomp, ceremony
Derived terms
- apparat critique
Further reading
- “apparat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
apparat
- third-person singular present active indicative of apparō
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.
Noun
apparat n (definite singular apparatet, indefinite plural apparat or apparater, definite plural apparata or apparatene)
- mechanical or electrical device, appliance or instrument
- apparatus
Derived terms
- fjernsynsapparat
- forstørrelsesapparat
- fotoapparat
- kassaapparat, kasseapparat
References
- “apparat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.
Noun
apparat n (definite singular apparatet, indefinite plural apparat, definite plural apparata)
- mechanical or electrical device, appliance or instrument
- apparatus
Derived terms
- fjernsynsapparat
- fotoapparat
- kassaapparat, kasseapparat
References
- “apparat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
apparat c
- an apparatus, a device; a complex machine or instrument, often run by electricity
- an apparatus; a bureaucratic organization, especially within the area of politics
- short for TV-apparat or radioapparat: TV set or radio receiver
Declension
| Declension of apparat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | apparat | apparaten | apparater | apparaterna |
| Genitive | apparats | apparatens | apparaters | apparaternas |
Derived terms
- (bureaucratic organization): partiapparat
See also
- apparatur (“apparatus (set of equipment)”)