robotum

Latin

Etymology

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

From Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). The Czech word was coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek.

Pronunciation

Noun

robotum n (genitive robotī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) robot

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative robotum robota
genitive robotī robotōrum
dative robotō robotīs
accusative robotum robota
ablative robotō robotīs
vocative robotum robota
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