German

Noun

Automat m ‎(genitive Automaten, plural Automaten)

1. automaton, machine
2. vending machine (short for the lengthy and unusual Verkaufsautomat)
3. cashpoint, cash machine (short for Geldautomat)

Usage notes

• Automat is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Automat instead of dem Automaten.

Declension

Derived terms

• Geldautomat
• Verkaufsautomat
• Zigarettenautomat

English

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

Albanian

Noun

automat m

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

Czech

Noun

automat m

1. automaton
2. vending machine, automat

Declension

Derived terms

• konečný automat m

Related terms

• automatický m
• automatika f

Danish

Noun

automat c (singular definite automaten, plural indefinite automater)

1. kiosk
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Declension

References

• “automat” in Den Danske Ordbog

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.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. vending machine

Derived terms

• billettautomat

References

• “automat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈtɔ.mat/

Noun

automat m inan

1. vending machine, automat
2. automatic setting on a device, e.g. a photo camera
3. automaton
4. (informal) automatic transmission
5. (dated) machine gun

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French automate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.u.toˈmat/

Adjective

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

1. automatic, self-acting, inertial

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Noun

automat n ‎(plural automate)

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

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

autòmāt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)

1. automaton
2. vending machine, automat

Declension

Swedish

Noun

automat c

1. automaton
2. kiosk; an unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets

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