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αυτόματος
automatic /afˈtomatos/
adjectiveC1#3098 most common
Also: automated, spontaneous
Example sentences
Η πόρτα είναι αυτόματη.
The door is automatic.
Το ρολόι μου είναι αυτόματο.
My watch is automatic.
Ο αυτόματος πιλότος οδηγεί το αεροπλάνο.
The autopilot flies the airplane.
Τα φώτα ανάβουν αυτόματα όταν νυχτώνει.
The lights turn on automatically when it gets dark.
Οι αυτόματες πόρτες του κτιρίου ανοίγουν μόλις πλησιάσεις.
The building's automatic doors open as soon as you approach.
Το σύστημα ασφαλείας ενεργοποιείται αυτόματα μόλις ανιχνεύσει ύποπτη κίνηση, χωρίς καμία ανθρώπινη παρέμβαση.
The security system activates automatically as soon as it detects suspicious movement, without any human intervention.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αυτόματος | αυτόματοι |
| Genitive | αυτόματου | αυτομάτων |
| Accusative | αυτόματο | αυτόματους |
| Vocative | αυτόματε | αυτόματοι |
Word family
αυτοματισμόςautomatism
αυτοματοποίησηautomation
αυτοματοποιώto automate
αυτόματαautomatically
Etymology
Αυτόματος combines αὐτός, meaning self, with a second element tied to μένος and μέμονα, words for force and eagerness, both traced to the PIE root *men-, to think or intend. The compound originally meant acting of one's own accord, used in ancient Greek for doors, statues, and mechanisms that seemed to move without a human hand. The sense later narrowed to the modern meaning: a device that runs by itself.
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