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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apparātus.
Pronunciation
Noun
aparat m (plural aparats)
- (figurative) pomp, ceremony
- (politics) apparatus
- Synonym: aparell
Derived terms
Further reading
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch apparaat, from Middle French apparat, from Latin apparātus. Doublet of aparatus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aparat/
- Hyphenation: apa‧rat
Noun
aparat (first-person possessive aparatku, second-person possessive aparatmu, third-person possessive aparatnya)
- (dated) apparatus, device
- Synonyms: alat, aparatus, perkakas
- apparatus, staff who work directly on maintaining operations; in particular those of a bureaucracy
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Further reading
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish aparat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaparat/
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat
Noun
aparat m inan
- apparatus (device with some function)
- (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
- (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
- apparatus (system of institutions)
- apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)
Noun
aparat m pers
- (colloquial) funny guy (person who shocks or makes others laugh with his actions)
Further reading
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “aparat”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “aparat”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “aparat”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latvian
Verb
aparat
- second-person plural present indicative of apart
Masurian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish aparat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat
Noun
aparat m inan
- apparatus (device with some function)
Further reading
- Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “aparat”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 129
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin apparātus. First attested in 1549.
Pronunciation
Noun
aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik, related adjective aparatowy)
- apparatus (device with some function)
- (informal, photography) photographic camera
- Synonyms: aparat fotograficzny, cyfrak
- (telephony) mobile phone, handset
- (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
- aparat słuchowy ― hearing aid
- (dentistry, informal) braces
- (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
- apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)
- Synonyms: aparatura, instrumentarium
- (literary) apparatus (system of institutions)
- (obsolete) utensil, tool, accessory
- Synonym: przybór
- (Middle Polish) preparations; trouble, effort, toil; enthusiasm
- (Middle Polish) ceremony, celebration; magnificence, splendor
- (Middle Polish) method, way
- Synonyms: metoda, sposób
- (Middle Polish) goods; equipment, belongings
Declension
Noun
aparat m pers (female equivalent aparatka)
- (colloquial) funny guy (person who shocks or makes others laugh with his actions)
- Synonyms: agregat, aparacik, model, numer, numerant
Declension
Derived terms
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Descendants
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), aparat is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 11 times in news, 19 times in essays, 6 times in fiction, and 4 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 71 times, making it the 904th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “aparat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “aparat”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aparat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “aparat”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 9
Further reading
- aparat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aparat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Krystyna Siekierska (23.08.2023) “APARAT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 47
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apparatus, German Apparat, French apparat (with senses from appareil). Technically a doublet of apărat, the past participle of apăra (corresponding to Latin apparatus).
Pronunciation
Noun
aparat n (plural aparate)
- apparatus
- radio receiver
- telephone
Declension
Derived terms
References
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
apàrāt m (Cyrillic spelling апа̀ра̄т)
- apparatus
Declension
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Apparat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈparat/
- Rhymes: -arat
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat
Noun
aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik)
- apparatus (device with some function)
Further reading
- aparat in silling.org
- Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “aparat”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKRBL, page 61
- Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “aparat”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 24