automat

automat

See also: Automat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany.

Noun

automat (plural automats)

1. A vending machine for food.
2. A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

Alternative forms

• Automat

Related terms

• automatic
• automation
• automatization
• automaton

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Albanian

Noun

automat m

1. automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)

Adjective

automat m (feminine automate)

1. automatic; automated

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau̯tomat]

Noun

automat m

1. automaton
2. vending machine, automat

Declension

Declension of automat

	singular	plural
nominative	automat	automaty
genitive	automatu	automatů
dative	automatu	automatům
accusative	automat	automaty
vocative	automate	automaty
locative	automatu	automatech
instrumental	automatem	automaty

Derived terms

• konečný automat m

Related terms

• automatický m
• automatika f

Further reading

• automat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• automat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• automat in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómatos).

Noun

automat c (singular definite automaten, plural indefinite automater)

1. interactive kiosk, vending machine, slot machine
2. automaton

Declension

Declension of automat

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	automat	automaten	automater	automaterne
genitive	automats	automatens	automaters	automaternes

Derived terms

• billettautomat
• spilleautomat

Related terms

• automatvåben

References

• “automat” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʉ.tu.maːt/, [æʉ.tʊ.ˈmaːt]

Noun

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)

1. vending machine

Derived terms

• billettautomat
• spilleautomat

References

• “automat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æʉtʊˈmɑːt/

Noun

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automatar, definite plural automatane)

1. 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.

2. a slot machine (gambling machine, vending machine and similar)

Derived terms

• billettautomat

References

• “automat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, from Latin automatus. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -mat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈtɔ.mat/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔmat
• Syllabification: au‧to‧mat

Noun

automat m inan

1. vending machine, automat

   automat sprzedający ― vending machine

2. arcade game
3. payphone
4. (dated, colloquial) machine gun
5. (colloquial) automaton, robot (a person operating without thinking)
6. (colloquial) automatic transmission
7. reflex (something done without thinking, on autopilot)

Declension

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

adjectives

• automatowy
• automatyczny
• automatyzacyjny

 

adverbs

• automatem
• automatycznie
• z automatu

 

nouns

• automatyczna sekretarka
• automatyczność
• automatyczny pilot
• automatyk
• automatyka
• automatyzacja
• automatyzm
• ołówek automatyczny

 

suffix

• -mat

 

verbs

• automatyzować
• zautomatyzować

 

Further reading

• automat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• automat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French automate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.u.toˈmat/

Adjective

automat m or n (feminine singular automată, masculine plural automați, feminine and neuter plural automate)

1. automatic, self-acting, inertial

Declension

Declension of automat

		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

automat n (plural automate)

1. automaton
2. vending machine
3. golem
4. clockwork

Declension

Declension of automat

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) automat	automatul	(niște) automate	automatele
genitive/dative	(unui) automat	automatului	(unor) automate	automatelor
vocative	automatule		automatelor

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autǒmaːt/
• Hyphenation: a‧u‧to‧mat

Noun

autòmāt m (Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)

1. automaton
2. vending machine, automat

Declension

Declension of automat

	singular	plural
nominative	autòmāt	automati
genitive	automáta	automata
dative	automatu	automatima
accusative	automat	automate
vocative	automate	automati
locative	automatu	automatima
instrumental	automatom	automatima

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Swedish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-willed; self-moving”). First attested in 1783.[1]

Noun

automat c

1. automaton [since 1783][1]
   • 1836, Karl Anders af Kullberg, En dansös’ bekännelser‎, 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!

2. An automatic machine that dispense items or provide service (often in exchange for money) [since 1895][1]
   1. vending machine
   2. kiosk; an unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets

Declension

Declension of automat
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	automat	automaten	automater	automaterna
Genitive	automats	automatens	automaters	automaternas

References

1. automat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)