robot
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: rō′bŏt
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/
Audio (AU) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.bɔt/, /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/
Audio (US) (file)
- (rare, antiquated) enPR: rō′bət, IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.bət/
Etymology 1
From German Robot, from a West Slavonic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.
Noun
robot (uncountable)
- (now historical) A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. [from 19th c.]
- 1849, Littell's Living Age, vol. 23, p. 309:
- “I say again, down with the robot!—he is a dog who yields it!”
- 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin 2008, p. 159:
- Although the robot varied from region to region, it was rarely less than burdensome.
- 1849, Littell's Living Age, vol. 23, p. 309:
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef, and taken into English without change.[1]
Noun
robot (plural robots)
![](Images/wiktionary/KUKA_robot_for_flat_glas_handling.jpg.webp)
- (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]
- 2010 January 26, Tom Chivers and Iain McDiarmid, The Telegraph:
- The robots in Dick's novel, loosely adapted by Ridley Scott into the film Blade Runner, were so similar to humans that when they went rogue, trained bounty hunters were called in to perform psychological tests to see whether suspected androids lacked human empathy.
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- A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. [from 20th c.]
- We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:robot
- Hypernym: automaton
- Hyponym: android
- 2010 May 16, Tim Webb, The Guardian:
- It's painfully slow and complex work which has never been attempted before in these conditions: the small box-shaped robots, equipped with two claws, are operating in almost freezing water 5,000ft below the surface, in pitch black and strong currents.
- (figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions. [from 20th c.]
- 2006, Murray N. Rothbard, Making Economic Sense, page xiv:
- Yet surely he was a humorless robot of a man, spewing forth lonely and bitter critiques of all those lesser mortals with whom he could not identify.
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- (South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman). [from 20th c.]
- (surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- (dance) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
Hyponyms
- automated robot
- automatic robot
- autonomous robot
- swarm robot
Derived terms
- -bot
- bot
- robo-
- robotic
- robotics
- robot revolution
Descendants
- → Hindi: रोबोट (roboṭ)
- → Japanese: ロボット (robotto)
- → Korean: 로봇 (robot)
- → Swahili: roboti
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Etymology 3
Referencing the origin of the name of the 4chan imageboard /r9k/ (created in 2008), so-called because it implements the ROBOT9000 algorithm by Randall Munroe to prevent the reposting of content.
Possibly overlapping with the sense of robot (“a person who does not seem to have any emotions”), alluding to autism, due to the prevalence of personal stories describing awkward or embarrassing situations on the board.
Noun
robot (plural robots)
- (Internet slang) A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
- 2015 October 1, David Kravets, “Ominous messages left on 4chan day before Oregon college killings [Updated]”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:
- One anonymous message addressed to "fellow robots" hoped readers would have "an enjoyable Elliot Rodger day"—a reference to the shooter who killed six near a Santa Barbara university last year.
- 2015 October 3, Jay Hathaway, “How 4chan Trolled Two of Its Friends by Framing Them for the Oregon Mass Shooting”, in Gawker, archived from the original on 2022-11-20:
- Posters on the board are locked in an ongoing debate about who can be one of them— a "robot." Can white guys be robots, despite their privilege? Can black guys? Women love them! It goes on and on. Only one rule really seems to be agreed upon: "If you have no friends and no gf you are a robot."
- 2015 October 5, Justin Wm. Moyer, “Philadelphia colleges on alert after 4chan post threatens violence Monday”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2016-06-24:
- It continued: "On October 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. CT, a fellow robot will take up arms against a university near Philadelphia. His cries will be heard, his victims will cower in fear, and the strength of the Union will decay a little more."
- 2019, Dale Beran, It Came From Something Awful, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
- As /r9k/ robots posted and reposted Pepes to playfully mock their status as grotesque outsiders whose very visage was disturbing to "normies," they ushered in a renaissance of frogs that soon appealed to all the netizens who every year had a little more in common with withdrawn, internet-soaked hikikomori.
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See also
- android
- artificial intelligence
- computer
- cyborg
- domotics
- pedipulator
- robot revolution
Further reading
robot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “robot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “robot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
References
- Adams, Caralee (2021-03-24), “Major SciFi Discovery Hiding in Plain Sight at the Internet Archive”, in Internet Archive Blogs (in English), Internet Archive
Anagrams
- boort, torob
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʊə̯.bɔt/
Audio (file)
Noun
robot (plural robotte)
- robot
- traffic light
- 1997, Riana Scheepers, Dogters van Afrika. Verhale oor Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue, Tafelberg (publ.).
- As die robotte na groen oorslaan, brul hulle en storm vorentoe.
- When the traffic lights switch to green, they roar and storm forward.
- 1997, Riana Scheepers, Dogters van Afrika. Verhale oor Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue, Tafelberg (publ.).
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /robot/, [ro̞.β̞o̞t̪]
Noun
robot anim
- robot
Declension
Declension of robot (animate, ending in consonant) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | robot | robota | robotak |
ergative | robotek | robotak | robotek |
dative | roboti | robotari | robotei |
genitive | roboten | robotaren | roboten |
comitative | robotekin | robotarekin | robotekin |
causative | robotengatik | robotarengatik | robotengatik |
benefactive | robotentzat | robotarentzat | robotentzat |
instrumental | robotez | robotaz | robotez |
inessive | robotengan | robotarengan | robotengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | robotengana | robotarengana | robotengana |
terminative | robotenganaino | robotarenganaino | robotenganaino |
directive | robotenganantz | robotarenganantz | robotenganantz |
destinative | robotenganako | robotarenganako | robotenganako |
ablative | robotengandik | robotarengandik | robotengandik |
partitive | robotik | — | — |
prolative | robot-tzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "robot" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “robot” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Catalan
Etymology
From Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /roˈbɔt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ruˈbɔt/
Audio (Central) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun
robot m (plural robots)
- robot
Derived terms
- robot de cuina
- robòtica
- robotitzar
Further reading
- “robot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “robot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “robot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “robot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Etymology
From English robot, from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun
robot
- a machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed
- an intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal
- (figuratively) a person who does not seem to have any emotions
- a style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot
Czech
Etymology
From robota. Coined by Josef Čapek, it first appeared in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. by his brother Karel Čapek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrobot]
Noun
robot m
- robot
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | robot | robotové, roboti |
genitive | robota | robotů |
dative | robotovi, robotu | robotům |
accusative | robota | roboty |
vocative | robote | robotové, roboti |
locative | robotovi, robotu | robotech |
instrumental | robotem | roboty |
Related terms
- robotika f
- robotický
- robota f
- robit
- rob m
Further reading
- robot in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- robot in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- robot in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
Ultimately from Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʁoˈbʌd]
Noun
robot c (singular definite robotten, plural indefinite robotter)
- robot
References
- “robot” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed, likely from German Robot, from Czech robot. The plural is likely influenced by English or French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroː.bɔt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun
robot m (plural robots or robotten, diminutive robotje n)
- robot [from 1921]
- Synonym: kunstmens
Derived terms
- robotarm
- robotauto
- robotvliegtuig
Related terms
- arbeid
- bot
- robotica
- robotisch
Anagrams
- boort
French
Etymology
From Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ.bo/
Audio (file)
Noun
robot m (plural robots)
- robot
Derived terms
- robot boulanger
Descendants
- Turkish: robot
Further reading
- “robot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrobot]
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
- Rhymes: -ot
Etymology 1
From Bavarian robat, robold, from Czech robota (“forced labour, drudgery”).
Noun
robot (plural robotok)
- (historical) socage, forced labour
- (figuratively) hard work, drudgery
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | robot | robotok |
accusative | robotot | robotokat |
dative | robotnak | robotoknak |
instrumental | robottal | robotokkal |
causal-final | robotért | robotokért |
translative | robottá | robotokká |
terminative | robotig | robotokig |
essive-formal | robotként | robotokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | robotban | robotokban |
superessive | roboton | robotokon |
adessive | robotnál | robotoknál |
illative | robotba | robotokba |
sublative | robotra | robotokra |
allative | robothoz | robotokhoz |
elative | robotból | robotokból |
delative | robotról | robotokról |
ablative | robottól | robotoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | roboté | robotoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | robotéi | robotokéi |
Possessive forms of robot | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | robotom | robotjaim |
2nd person sing. | robotod | robotjaid |
3rd person sing. | robotja | robotjai |
1st person plural | robotunk | robotjaink |
2nd person plural | robototok | robotjaitok |
3rd person plural | robotjuk | robotjaik |
Derived terms
- robotol
- robotos
Etymology 2
From Czech robot, from robota (“forced labour, drudgery”). Coined in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek.
Noun
robot (plural robotok)
- robot
Declension
Same as above.
Derived terms
- robotember
- robotgép
- robotpilóta
- robotrepülőgép
Further reading
- (socage; drudgery): robot in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French robot, from Czech Robot, proper name of a robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈbo/**, /ˈrɔ.bot/[1]
- Rhymes: -o, -ɔbot
- Hyphenation: rò‧bot
Noun
robot m (invariable)
- robot
- (computing) bot
Derived terms
- robot da cucina
References
- robot in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- botro, torbo
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹʷoː.bʌt/
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun
robot (plural: robot dem or robots dem, quantified: robot)
- An illegal taxi.
- 2013, “Robot – Patois Definition”, in Jamaican Patwah (in English):
- “Slang expression for a vehicle that is operating as a taxi without the proper license that is required. […] ”
- Mi n'ave nuh big money fi spen' pon taxi. See one robot a come deh. Mek wi tek it.
- I don't have a lot of money to spend on a cab. Here's an illegal taxi. Let's take that.
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See also
- route taxi
Latvian
Verb
robot (tr., 2nd conj., pres. roboju, robo, robo, past roboju)
- to notch
- to jag
- to make an incision (on)
Conjugation
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
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Present (tagadne) | Past (pagātne) | Future (nākotne) | |||
1st pers. sg. | es | roboju | roboju | robošu | — |
2nd pers. sg. | tu | robo | roboji | robosi | robo |
3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | robo | roboja | robos | lai robo |
1st pers. pl. | mēs | robojam | robojām | robosim | robosim |
2nd pers. pl. | jūs | robojat | robojāt | robosiet, robosit | robojiet |
3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | robo | roboja | robos | lai robo |
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
Present | robojot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | robojošs | ||
Past | esot robojis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | robodams | ||
Future | robošot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | robojot | ||
Imperative | lai robojot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | robojam | ||
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | robojis | |||
Present | robotu | Present Passive | robojams | ||
Past | būtu robojis | Past Passive | robots | ||
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
Indicative | (būt) jārobo | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | robot | ||
Conjunctive 1 | esot jārobo | Negative Infinitive | nerobot | ||
Conjunctive 2 | jārobojot | Verbal noun | robošana |
Synonyms
- grubuļot
- izrobot
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Czech robota.
Noun
robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural roboter, definite plural robotene)
- a robot
References
- “robot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Czech robota.
Noun
robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural robotar, definite plural robotane)
- a robot
References
- “robot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.bɔt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔbɔt
- Syllabification: ro‧bot
Noun
robot m anim
- robot
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | robot | roboty |
genitive | robota | robotów |
dative | robotowi | robotom |
accusative | robot/robota | roboty |
instrumental | robotem | robotami |
locative | robocie | robotach |
vocative | robocie | roboty |
Derived terms
- robociarski
- robociarz
- robotka
- robotyka
Related terms
- antyrobotniczy
- roboczy
- robotniczy
- robotny
- roboczo
- robocizna
- roboczodniówka
- roboczogodzina
- robota
- robotnica
- robotnik
- robotność
- robotyzacja
- robótka
- robić
Further reading
- robot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- robot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
robot m (plural robots)
- Alternative form of robô
Romanian
Etymology
From French robot, from Czech robot.
Noun
robot m (plural roboți)
- robot
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) robot | robotul | (niște) roboți | roboții |
genitive/dative | (unui) robot | robotului | (unor) roboți | roboților |
vocative | robotule | roboților |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rôbot/
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun
rȍbot m (Cyrillic spelling ро̏бот)
- robot
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | robot | roboti |
genitive | robota | robota |
dative | robotu | robotima |
accusative | robot | robote |
vocative | robote | roboti |
locative | robotu | robotima |
instrumental | robotom | robotima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔbóːt/
Noun
robọ̑t m anim
- robot
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | robót | ||
gen. sing. | robóta | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | robót | robóta | robóti |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | robóta | robótov | robótov |
dative (dajȃlnik) | robótu | robótoma | robótom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | robóta | robóta | robóte |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | robótu | robótih | robótih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | robótom | robótoma | robóti |
Further reading
- “robot”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
From English robot, from Czech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈbot/ [roˈβ̞ot̪]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: ro‧bot
Noun
robot m (plural robots)
- robot
Derived terms
- retrato robot
- robot de cocina
Related terms
- robótica f (“robotics”)
- robótico (“robotic”, adjective)
Further reading
- “robot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech robotnik or robota (“worker; serf”). Coined by Czech author Karel Čapek in 1920 via the play R.U.R.. Attested in Swedish since 1921.
In weaponry sense attested since 1944.
Noun
robot c
- robot (“machine that carry out complex tasks”)
- (weaponry) missile
- Synonym: missil
- Holonym: robotsystem
- Hypernym: robotvapen
- Hyponyms: kryssningsrobot, luftvärnsrobot, sjömålsrobot
Declension
Declension of robot | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | robot | roboten | robotar | robotarna |
Genitive | robots | robotens | robotars | robotarnas |
Derived terms
(Robot):
- industrirobot (“industrial robot”)
- robotdammsugare (“robotic vacuum cleaner”)
- robotgräsklippare (“robotic lawnmower”)
- robotkirurg (“robotic surgeon”)
(Weaponry):
- antiballistisk robot (“anti-ballistic missile”)
- attackrobot (“air-to-surface missile”)
- ballistisk robot (“ballistic missile”)
- interkontinental ballistisk robot (“ICBM”)
- jaktrobot (“air-to-air missile”)
- kryssningsrobot (“cruise missile”)
- luftvärnsrobot (“surface-to-air missile”)
- målsökande robot (“homing missile”)
- robotattack (“missile attack”)
- robotkryssare (“guided-missile cruiser”)
- sjömålsrobot (“anti-ship missile”)
References
- robot in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- robot in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English robot.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
- IPA(key): /ˈɾobot/, [ˈɾo.bot]
Noun
robot
- robot
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French robot, from Czech robot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾo.ˈbot/
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun
robot (definite accusative robotu, plural robotlar)
- robot [from 1933]
Declension
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | robot | |
Definite accusative | robotu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | robot | robotlar |
Definite accusative | robotu | robotları |
Dative | robota | robotlara |
Locative | robotta | robotlarda |
Ablative | robottan | robotlardan |
Genitive | robotun | robotların |
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “robot”, in Nişanyan Sözlük