See also: aparát and aparāt

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin apparātus.

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aparat m (plural aparats)

  1. (figurative) pomp, ceremony
  2. (politics) apparatus
    Synonym: aparell

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Etymology edit

From Dutch apparaat, from Middle French apparat, from Latin apparātus. Doublet of aparatus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aparat/
  • Hyphenation: apa‧rat

Noun edit

aparat (first-person possessive aparatku, second-person possessive aparatmu, third-person possessive aparatnya)

  1. (dated) apparatus, device
    Synonyms: alat, aparatus, perkakas
  2. apparatus, staff who work directly on maintaining operations; in particular those of a bureaucracy

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Kashubian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish aparat.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaparat/
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

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aparat m inan

  1. apparatus (device with some function)
  2. (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
  3. (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
  4. apparatus (system of institutions)
  5. apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)

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aparat m pers

  1. (colloquial) funny guy (person who shocks or makes others laugh with his actions)

Further reading edit

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “aparat”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “aparat”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3]
  • aparat”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latvian edit

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aparat

  1. second-person plural present indicative of apart

Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish aparat.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [aˈparat]
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

Noun edit

aparat m inan

  1. apparatus (device with some function)

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “aparat”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[4], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 129

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin apparātus.[1][2][3] First attested in 1549.[4]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈpa.rat/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /aˈpa.rɒt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

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aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik, related adjective aparatowy)

  1. apparatus (device with some function) [+ do (genitive) = for what]
    1. (informal, photography) photographic camera
      Synonyms: aparat fotograficzny, cyfrak
    2. (telephony) mobile phone, handset
  2. (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
    aparat słuchowyhearing aid
    1. (dentistry, informal) braces
  3. (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
  4. apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)
    Synonyms: aparatura, instrumentarium
  5. (literary) apparatus (system of institutions)
  6. (obsolete) utensil, tool, accessory
    Synonym: przybór
  7. (Middle Polish) preparations; trouble, effort, toil; enthusiasm
  8. (Middle Polish) ceremony, celebration; magnificence, splendor
  9. (Middle Polish) method, way
    Synonyms: metoda, sposób
  10. (Middle Polish) goods; equipment, belongings

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aparat m pers (female equivalent aparatka)

  1. (colloquial) funny guy (person who shocks or makes others laugh with his actions)
    Synonyms: agregat, aparacik, model, numer, numerant

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  • Kashubian: aparat
  • Masurian: aparat

Trivia edit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), aparat is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 11 times in news, 19 times in essays, 6 times in fiction, and 4 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 71 times, making it the 904th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “aparat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “aparat”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aparat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “aparat”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 9

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin apparatus, German Apparat, French apparat (with senses from appareil). Technically a doublet of apărat, the past participle of apăra (corresponding to Latin apparatus).

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Noun edit

aparat n (plural aparate)

  1. apparatus
  2. radio receiver
  3. telephone

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apàrāt m (Cyrillic spelling апа̀ра̄т)

  1. apparatus

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Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Apparat.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈparat/
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

Noun edit

aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik)

  1. apparatus (device with some function) [+ do (genitive) = for what]

Further reading edit

  • aparat in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “aparat”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 61
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “aparat”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski[8], page 24