robots

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English

Noun

robots

  1. plural of robot

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Catalan

Noun

robots

  1. plural of robot

Dutch

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Noun

robots

  1. plural of robot

French

Pronunciation

Noun

robots m

  1. plural of robot

Latvian

 robots on Latvian Wikipedia
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 , and taken into other languages without change.

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Noun

robots m (1st declension)

  1. robot (machine built to carry out complex tasks, especially one which can be programmed)
    rūpniecības robotsindustrial robot
    pētniecības robotsresearch robot
    sadzīves robotshousehold robot
  2. (science fiction) robot (intelligent machine designed to look like a human being)
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Etymology 2

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

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Adjective

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

  1. jagged, notched, indented; having gaps, unevenness
    robotas lapasserrated leaves
    robotas kalnu galotnesjagged mountain tops
Declension

Portuguese

Noun

robots

  1. plural of robot

Spanish

Noun

robots m pl

  1. plural of robot

Swedish

Noun

robots

  1. indefinite genitive singular of robot