# automat
## English
### Etymology

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

### Noun

automat (plural automats)
* A vending machine for food.
* A cafeteria consisting of vending machines.

#### Alternative forms

* Automat

#### Related terms

* automatic
* automation
* automatization
* automaton

## Albanian
### Noun

automat m
* automaton (machine, robot, or formal system)

### Adjective

automat (feminine automate)
* automatic; automated

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos). By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -mat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈau̯tomat]
* Rhymes: -omat
* Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* bankomat
* konečný automat m
* plnoautomat
* poloautomat

#### Related terms

* automatičnost
* automatika
* automatizace
* automatizační
* automatizmus
* automatizovat

#### See also

* -mat

### Further reading

* “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
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos).

### Noun

automat c (singular definite automaten, plural indefinite automater)
* interactive kiosk, vending machine, slot machine
* automaton

#### Derived terms

* billettautomat
* spilleautomat

#### Related terms

* automatvåben

### References

* “automat” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯toːmɑt/, /ˈoːtoːmɑt/
* Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat

### Noun

automat m or f (plural automatten, diminutive automatje n)
* car mat

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʉ.tu.maːt/, [æʉ.tʊ.ˈmaːt]

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* billettautomat
* spilleautomat

### References

* “automat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /æʉtʊˈmɑːt/

### Noun

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

* billettautomat

### References

* “automat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awˈtɔ.mat/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔmat
* Syllabification: au‧to‧mat

### Noun

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)

#### Derived terms

* automatowy
* automatyczny
* automatyzacyjny
* automatem
* automatycznie
* z automatu
* automatyczna sekretarka
* automatyczność
* automatyczny pilot
* automatyk
* automatyka
* automatyzacja
* automatyzm
* ołówek automatyczny
* -mat
* automatyzować
* zautomatyzować

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French automate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.u.toˈmat/

### Adjective

automat m or n (feminine singular automată, masculine plural automați, feminine and neuter plural automate)
* automatic, self-acting, inertial

#### Declension
### Noun

automat n (plural automate)
* automaton
* vending machine
* golem
* clockwork

#### Declension
### Further reading

* automat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /autǒmaːt/
* Hyphenation: a‧u‧to‧mat

### Noun

autòmāt m (Cyrillic spelling ауто̀ма̄т)
* automaton
* vending machine, automat

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

automat c
* automaton [since 1783]
** 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!
* An automatic machine that dispense items or provide service (often in exchange for money) [since 1895]
** vending machine
** kiosk; an unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets

#### Related terms

* automatik
* automatisk

### References

* automat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* automat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* 1 2 3 automat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)