robot
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: rō′bŏt
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/
Audio (AU) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/
Audio (US) (file)
- (rare, antiquated) enPR: rō′bət, IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.bət/
Etymology 1 edit
From German Robot, from a West Slavonic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below.
Noun edit
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, volume 23, page 309:
- “I say again, down with the robot!—he is a dog who yields it!”
- 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 159:
- Although the robot varied from region to region, it was rarely less than burdensome.
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
robot (plural robots)
- (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]
- 1923, Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R., page 13:
- Domain: In fact, he rejected man and made the Robot. My dear Miss Glory, the Robots are not people. Mechanically they are more perfect than we are, they have an enormously developed intelligence, but they have no soul.
- 2010 January 26, Tom Chivers, 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.
- 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.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:robot
- Hypernym: automaton
- Hyponym: android
- We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.
- 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.
- (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.
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hindi: रोबोट (roboṭ)
- → Japanese: ロボット (robotto)
- → Korean: 로봇 (robot)
- → Swahili: roboti
- → Welsh: robot
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Etymology 3 edit
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 edit
robot (plural robots)
- (Internet slang, 4chan) 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[2], 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[3], 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, anonymous quotee, “Philadelphia colleges on alert after 4chan post threatens violence Monday”, in The Washington Post[4], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, 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: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office, New York, N.Y.: All Points Books, →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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Adams, Caralee (2021-03-24), “Major SciFi Discovery Hiding in Plain Sight at the Internet Archive”, in Internet Archive Blogs[1] (in English), Internet Archive
Further reading edit
- robot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “robot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “robot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
robot anim
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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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 | — | — |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- "robot" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /roˈbɔt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ruˈbɔt/
Audio (Central) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun edit
robot m (plural robots)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧bot
Noun edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
From robota. Coined by Josef Čapek, it first appeared in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. by his brother Karel Čapek.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot m anim
- robot (in humanoid form)
Declension edit
Noun edit
robot m anim or m inan
- robot (in non-humanoid form)
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Danish edit
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robot c (singular definite robotten, plural indefinite robotter)
References edit
- “robot” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed, likely from German Robot, from Czech robot. The plural is likely influenced by English or French.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot m (plural robots or robotten, diminutive robotje n)
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French edit
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Noun edit
robot m (plural robots)
- robot
- Je ne suis pas un robot ― I am not a robot (captcha)
Derived terms edit
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- Turkish: robot
Further reading edit
- “robot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Bavarian robat, robold, from Czech robota (“forced labour, drudgery”).
Noun edit
robot (plural robotok)
Declension edit
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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
robot (plural robotok)
Declension edit
Same as above.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- (socage; drudgery): robot in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French robot, from Czech Robot, proper name of a robot.
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Noun edit
robot m (invariable)
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References edit
- ^ robot in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Jamaican Creole edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot (plural robot dem or robots dem, quantified robot)
- An illegal taxi.
- 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.
- 2013, “Robot – Patois Definition”, in Jamaican Patwah[5] (in English):
- “Slang expression for a vehicle that is operating as a taxi without the proper license that is required. […] ”
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Latvian edit
Verb edit
robot (tr., 2nd conj., pres. roboju, robo, robo, past roboju)
- to notch
- to jag
- to make an incision (on)
Conjugation edit
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 |
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
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robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural roboter, definite plural robotene)
- a robot
References edit
- “robot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural robotar, definite plural robotane)
- a robot
References edit
- “robot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot m anim
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Portuguese edit
Noun edit
robot m (plural robots)
- Alternative form of robô
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French robot, from Czech robot.
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robot m (plural roboți)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
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rȍbot m (Cyrillic spelling ро̏бот)
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Slovene edit
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robọ̑t m anim
Inflection edit
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 edit
- “robot”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English robot, from Czech.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot m (plural robots)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “robot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
robot c
- a robot (“machine that carries out complex tasks”)
- (weaponry) a missile
- Synonym: missil
- Hypernym: robotvapen
- Hyponyms: kryssningsrobot, luftvärnsrobot, sjömålsrobot
- Holonym: robotsystem
Declension edit
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 edit
(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 edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English robot, from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜊᜓᜆ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “robot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French robot, from Czech robot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robot (definite accusative robotu, plural robotlar)
- robot [from 1933]
- Ellipsis of mutfak robotu (“food processor”).
Declension edit
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 |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- robot in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “robot”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “robot”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English robot, from Czech robot.
Noun edit
robot m (plural robotiaid or robotau, not mutable)
Usage note edit
The plural form robotiaid is preferred for humanoid robots or androids whereas the plural form robot(i)au designates machines.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “robot”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies