en automat
Meaning
automatic (vending) machine, slot machine
In Swedish: apparat som fungerar utan mänsklig hjälp när den startats
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en automat |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | automaten |
| Plural, indefinite | automater |
| Plural, definite | automaterna |
automat is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor automat, den stora automaten. Check another noun
Practise automat
1 / 2Is it en automat or ett automat?
Words built with automat
- automatvapen automatic weapon
- kaffeautomat coffee vending machine
- automatsvarv automatic lathe
Questions
What does automat mean in English?
automat means “automatic (vending) machine, slot machine”.
Is it en automat or ett automat?
It is en automat, and “the automatic” is automaten.
What is the plural of automat?
The plural of automat is automater, and the definite plural is automaterna.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-willed; self-moving”).
Nearby common words
automat is number 8,787 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,783anseende regard, concerning
- 8,784brunnit burned, been on fire
- 8,785kväver suffocating
- 8,786vm abbreviation of världsmästerskap (“world championship”)
- 8,788flört A flirt, an act of flirting, A "flirtee", a person that has been flirted with
- 8,789idrott athletics, sport(s)
- 8,790lurig deceptive, cunning
- 8,791romantiker romantic
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary