robots

English

Noun

robots

1. plural of robot

Verb

robots

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of robot

Anagrams

• Botros, boorts

Catalan

Noun

robots

1. plural of robot

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

robots

1. plural of robot

French

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Noun

robots m

1. plural of robot

Latvian

Rūpniecības robots

Sadzīves robots

Etymology 1

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 [1], and taken into other languages without change.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾɔbɔt͡s]

Noun

robots m (1st declension)

1. robot (machine built to carry out complex tasks, especially one which can be programmed)

   rūpniecības robots ― industrial robot

   pētniecības robots ― research robot

   sadzīves robots ― household robot

2. (science fiction) robot (intelligent machine designed to look like a human being)

Declension

Declension of robots (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	robots	roboti
genitive	robota	robotu
dative	robotam	robotiem
accusative	robotu	robotus
instrumental	robotu	robotiem
locative	robotā	robotos
vocative	robot	roboti

Etymology 2

Past participle of the verb robot (“to notch, to jag”), from robs (“cog, jag, gap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾùɔ̯buɔ̯̂t͡s]

Adjective

ròbôts (definite robotais, comparative robotāks, superlative visrobotākais, adverb roboti)

1. jagged, notched, indented; having gaps, unevenness

   robotas lapas ― serrated leaves

   robotas kalnu galotnes ― jagged mountain tops

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of robots

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	robots	roboti		robota	robotas
genitive	robota	robotu		robotas	robotu
dative	robotam	robotiem		robotai	robotām
accusative	robotu	robotus		robotu	robotas
instrumental	robotu	robotiem		robotu	robotām
locative	robotā	robotos		robotā	robotās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of robots

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	robotais	robotie		robotā	robotās
genitive	robotā	roboto		robotās	roboto
dative	robotajam	robotajiem		robotajai	robotajām
accusative	roboto	robotos		roboto	robotās
instrumental	roboto	robotajiem		roboto	robotajām
locative	robotajā	robotajos		robotajā	robotajās
vocative	roboto, robotais	robotie		roboto, robotā	robotās

Portuguese

Noun

robots

1. plural of robot

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈbots/ [roˈβ̞ot̪s]
• Rhymes: -ots
• Syllabification: ro‧bots

Noun

robots m pl

1. plural of robot

Swedish

Noun

robots

1. indefinite genitive singular of robot