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See also: aparát and aparāt

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apparātus.

Pronunciation

Noun

aparat m (plural aparats)

  1. (figurative) pomp, ceremony
  2. (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
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

aparat (plural aparat-aparat)

  1. (dated) apparatus, device
    Synonyms: alat, aparatus, perkakas
  2. apparatus, staff who work directly on maintaining operations; in particular those of a bureaucracy

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish aparat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpa.rat/
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

Noun

aparat m inan

  1. apparatus (device with some function)
  2. (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
  3. (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
  4. apparatus (system of institutions)
  5. apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)

Noun

aparat m pers

  1. (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

  1. second-person plural present indicative of apart

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apparātus.[1][2][3] First attested in 1549.[4]

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

Noun

aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik, related adjective aparatowy)

  1. apparatus (device with some function)
    1. (informal, photography) photographic camera
      Synonyms: aparat fotograficzny, cyfrak
    2. (telephony) mobile phone, handset
  2. (medicine) device (tool that helps someone with a defect or after a disease)
    aparat słuchowy ― hearing aid
    1. (dentistry, informal) braces
  3. (biology) system (set of organs responsible for carrying out specific body functions)
  4. apparatus (entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished)
    Synonyms: aparatura, instrumentarium
  5. (literary) apparatus (system of institutions)
  6. (obsolete) utensil, tool, accessory
    Synonym: przybór
  7. (Middle Polish) preparations; trouble, effort, toil; enthusiasm
  8. (Middle Polish) ceremony, celebration; magnificence, splendor
  9. (Middle Polish) method, way
    Synonyms: metoda, sposób
  10. (Middle Polish) goods; equipment, belongings

Declension

Declension of aparat
singular plural
nominative aparat aparaty
genitive aparatu aparatów
dative aparatowi aparatom
accusative aparat aparaty
instrumental aparatem aparatami
locative aparacie aparatach
vocative aparacie aparaty

Noun

aparat m pers (female equivalent aparatka)

  1. (colloquial) funny guy (person who shocks or makes others laugh with his actions)
    Synonyms: agregat, aparacik, model, numer, numerant

Declension

Declension of aparat
singular plural
nominative aparat aparaci/aparaty (deprecative)
genitive aparata aparatów
dative aparatowi aparatom
accusative aparata aparatów
instrumental aparatem aparatami
locative aparacie aparatach
vocative aparacie aparaci

Derived terms

(nouns):
(adjectives):

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: aparat

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “aparat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “aparat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ 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
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “aparat”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 129

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apparatus, German Apparat, French apparat (with senses from appareil). Technically a doublet of apărat, the past participle of apăra (“to defend”) (corresponding to Latin apparatus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.paˈrat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Hyphenation: a‧pa‧rat

Noun

aparat n (plural aparate)

  1. device
    Synonym: dispozitiv
    aparat radio ― radio receiver (literally, “radio device”)
    aparat de cafea ― coffee maker (literally, “coffee device”)
    aparat de ras ― electic razor (literally, “shaving device”)
    aparat de sudură ― welding machine (literally, “welding device”)
    aparat de proiecție ― projector (literally, “projection device”)
  2. (physiology, mildly dated) system (set of organs)
    Synonym: sistem
  3. apparatus (bureaucratic system)
    aparat de stat ― state apparatus
  4. weight training machine
  5. (informal) slot machine
  6. (gymnastics) apparatus (sport implement)
  7. (obsolete) pomp

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aparat aparatul aparate aparatele
genitive-dative aparat aparatului aparate aparatelor
vocative aparatule aparatelor

Derived terms

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

apàrāt m (Cyrillic spelling апа̀ра̄т)

  1. apparatus

Declension

Declension of aparat
singular plural
nominative apàrāt aparati
genitive aparáta aparata
dative aparatu aparatima
accusative aparat aparate
vocative aparate aparati
locative aparatu aparatima
instrumental aparatom aparatima

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Apparat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpa.rat/
  • Rhymes: -arat
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧rat

Noun

aparat m inan (diminutive aparacik)

  1. 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
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