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automaton.

automaton

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔn]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈtɔː.ma.ton]

  1. automaton

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. contraption

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. device

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton), neuter of αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos, “self-moving, self-willed”).

adj[au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔn]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈtɔː.ma.ton]

  1. inflection of automatos: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of automatos: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton), neuter of αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos, “self-moving, self-willed”).

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