"automaton" meaning in Latin

See automaton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔn] [Classical-Latin], [au̯ˈtɔː.ma.ton] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: automatum [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton), neuter of αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos, “self-moving, self-willed”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}}, {{bor|la|grc|αὐτόμᾰτον}} Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton) Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} automaton
  1. inflection of automatos:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: automatos
    Sense id: en-automaton-la-adj-iDmiLHeO Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 8 32 6 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 73 19 3 5 1
  2. inflection of automatos:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: automatos
    Sense id: en-automaton-la-adj-6jJDJeg8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 8 32 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: automatārius, automatium, automatopoeētus, automatos, automatus

Noun

IPA: [au̯ˈtɔ.ma.tɔn] [Classical-Latin], [au̯ˈtɔː.ma.ton] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton), neuter of αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos, “self-moving, self-willed”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*men-|id=think}}, {{bor|la|grc|αὐτόμᾰτον}} Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton) Head templates: {{la-noun|automaton<2>}} automaton n (genitive automatī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|automaton<2>}} Forms: automatī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], automaton [nominative, singular], automata [nominative, plural], automatī [genitive, singular], automatōrum [genitive, plural], automatō [dative, singular], automatīs [dative, plural], automaton [accusative, singular], automata [accusative, plural], automatō [ablative, singular], automatīs [ablative, plural], automaton [singular, vocative], automata [plural, vocative], automatum [alternative]
  1. automaton Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-automaton-la-noun-mZHtXn~N
  2. contraption Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-automaton-la-noun-hYwP9alF Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 8 32 6
  3. device Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-automaton-la-noun-JjpNvkFI
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