Roboter

See also: roboter

German

Etymology

Since 1922, derived from Czech robot, in part through English robot. The Czech was coined by Karel Čapek from robota (“serfdom”), whence come also German Robot (“serfdom”), roboten (“to work as serf, toil”). In fact, Middle High German already had a noun robater (“serf”), but this was not continued. It is possible, however, that the German translator derived Roboter from the verb roboten +‎ -er (rather than directly from the Czech noun + suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔbɔtɐ/, /ˈʁoːbɔtɐ/, /ʁoˈbɔtɐ/ (ordered from common to rare)
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Noun

Roboter m (strong, genitive Roboters, plural Roboter, feminine Roboterin)

  1. robot

Declension

Declension of Roboter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Roboter die Roboter
genitive eines des Roboters der Roboter
dative einem dem Roboter den Robotern
accusative einen den Roboter die Roboter

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