robot

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ̯.bɒt/ IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ̯.bət/ (dated) (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ̯.bɑt/, /ˈɹɔʊ̯.bɑt/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʉ̯.bɔt/, /ˈɹɐ̞ʉ̯.bɔt/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ro.boʈ/ Rhymes: -əʊbɒt, -əʊbət Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Etymology 1 === From German Robot, from a West Slavic language, ultimately related to Etymology 2, below. ==== Noun ==== 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.] === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef. Ultimately a cognate with Old English earfoþe and German Arbeit; see dialectal erf. Doublet of etymology 1. Related to English orphan, but with a -t- suffix from Proto-Slavic instead of the -an- from Ancient Greek. Compare Polish robotnik and Russian работник (rabotnik, “worker”), sometimes mistakenly cited as the direct source of the English word. ==== Noun ==== 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.] 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 (computing) A bot, software designed to perform a task. (figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individuality. [from 20th c.] (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, preceded by definite article) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Arabic: رُوبُوت (rūbūt), رُوبُوط (rūbūṭ) → Bengali: রোবট (rōboṭ) → Hindi: रोबोट (roboṭ) → Japanese: ロボット (robotto) → Korean: 로봇 (robot) → Persian: رُبات (robât), روبات (rôbât) → Swahili: roboti → Tamil: ரோபோ (rōpō) → Welsh: robot ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === 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 ==== robot (plural robots) (Internet slang, 4chan slang) A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community. ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === robot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “robot”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “robot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === boort, torob == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrʊə̯.bɔt/ === Noun === robot (plural robotte) robot traffic light 1997, Riana Scheepers, Dogters van Afrika. Verhale oor Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue, Tafelberg (publ.). == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /robot/ [ro.β̞ot̪] Rhymes: -obot, -ot Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === robot anim robot ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ruˈβo̞t] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [roˈbɔt] IPA(key): (Central) [ruˈβɔt] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [roˈβɔt] Rhymes: -ɔt === Noun === robot m (plural robots) robot ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “robot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “robot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “robot”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cebuano == === Etymology === 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 === Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === 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 == === Etymology === From robota. Coined by Czech painter and writer Josef Čapek, it first appeared in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. by his brother Karel Čapek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrobot] === Noun === robot m anim robot (in humanoid form) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === robot m anim or m inan robot (in non-humanoid form) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: robot→ Arabic: رُوبُوت (rūbūt), رُوبُوط (rūbūṭ)→ Bengali: রোবট (rōboṭ)→ Hindi: रोबोट (roboṭ)→ Japanese: ロボット (robotto)→ Korean: 로봇 (robot)→ Persian: رُبات (robât), روبات (rôbât)→ Swahili: roboti→ Tamil: ரோபோ (rōpō)→ Welsh: robot → French: robot→ Italian: robot→ Portuguese: robô→ Romanian: robot→ Turkish: robot === Further reading === “robot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “robot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “robot”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁoˈbʌd] === Noun === robot c (singular definite robotten, plural indefinite robotter) robot === References === “robot” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed, likely from German Robot, from Czech robot. The plural is likely influenced by English or French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈroː.bɔt/ Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === robot m (plural robots or robotten, diminutive robotje n) robot [from 1921] Synonym: kunstmens ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== arbeid bot robotica robotisch === Anagrams === boort == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ.bo/ === Noun === robot m (plural robots) robot Je ne suis pas un robot. ― I am not a robot. ==== Derived terms ==== robot boulanger ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: robot → Portuguese: robô → Romanian: robot → Turkish: robot === Further reading === “robot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /roˈbɔt/ [roˈβ̞ɔt̪] Rhymes: -ɔt Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === robot m (plural robots) robot === References === “robot”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrobot] Hyphenation: ro‧bot Rhymes: -ot === Etymology 1 === From Bavarian robat, robold, from Czech robota (“forced labour, drudgery”). ==== Noun ==== robot (plural robotok) (historical) socage, forced labour (figuratively) hard work, drudgery ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === 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 ==== robot (plural robotok) robot ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === robot in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrɔbɔt/ [ˈrɔ.bɔt̪̚] Rhymes: -ɔbɔt Syllabification: ro‧bot === Noun === robot (plural robot-robot) robot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Alternative forms === robò roboto === Etymology === Borrowed from French robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.bot/ Rhymes: -ɔbot Hyphenation: rò‧bot IPA(key): /roˈbo/** Rhymes: -o === Noun === robot m (invariable, diminutive robottìno) robot Synonyms: androide, automa (computing, video games) bot Synonyms: bot, CPU, computer ==== Usage notes ==== The French-inspired, possibly hyperforeign pronunciation /roˈbo/ might be falling out with the younger generations, which see it as an old-fashioned pronunciation and prefer the second one (/ˈrɔ.bot/) instead. Additionally, the first pronunciation is also deliberately spelled robò. ==== Derived terms ==== robot da cucina === References === === Anagrams === botro, torbo == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹʷoː.bʌt/ Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === robot (plural robot dem, quantified robot) (slang) illegal taxi ==== See also ==== route taxi === Further reading === robot at JamaicanPatwah.com == Latvian == === Verb === robot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present roboju, robo, robo, past roboju) to notch to jag to make an incision (on) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grubuļot izrobot == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Noun === robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural roboter, definite plural robotene) robot === References === “robot” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Noun === robot m (definite singular roboten, indefinite plural robotar, definite plural robotane) robot === References === “robot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.bɔt/ Rhymes: -ɔbɔt Syllabification: ro‧bot === Noun === robot m animal or m inan (female equivalent (rare) robotka, diminutive robocik) robot ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[9] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “robot”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[10] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French robot. === Pronunciation === === Noun === robot m (plural robots) (rare) alternative spelling of robô === Further reading === “robot”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Noun === robot m (plural roboți) robot ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rôbot/ Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === rȍbot m inan (Cyrillic spelling ро̏бот) robot ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɔbóːt/ === Noun === robọ̑t m anim robot ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “robot”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /roˈbot/ [roˈβ̞ot̪] Rhymes: -ot Syllabification: ro‧bot === Noun === robot m (plural robots) robot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. First attested in 1921. The weaponry sense attested since 1944. === Noun === robot c a robot (machine that carries out complex tasks) (weaponry) a missile, guided missile Synonym: missil Hypernym: robotvapen Hyponyms: kryssningsrobot, luftvärnsrobot, sjömålsrobot Holonym: robotsystem ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== (robot): industrirobot (weaponry): ==== Derived terms ==== (robot): (weaponry): === References === “robot”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “robot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɾobot/ [ˈɾoː.bot̪̚] Rhymes: -obot Syllabification: ro‧bot === Noun === robot (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜊᜓᜆ᜔) robot === Further reading === “robot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɾoˈbot/ Hyphenation: ro‧bot === Noun === robot (definite accusative robotu, plural robotlar) robot [from 1933] ellipsis of mutfak robotu (“food processor”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “robot”, in Turkish dictionaries, 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 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zo˧˧ ʔɓot̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐow˧˧ ʔɓok̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹow˧˧ ʔɓok̚˦˥] Phonetic spelling: rô bốt === Noun === robot robot == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English robot, borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”), from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from *orbiti + *-ota. === Noun === robot m (plural robotiaid or robotau, not mutable) robot ==== Usage notes ==== The plural form robotiaid is preferred for humanoid robots or androids whereas the plural form robotau designates machines. ==== Derived terms ==== robotaidd (“robotic”, adjective) roboteg f (“robotics”) === Further reading === 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