αὐτόματος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτός (autós, self) + Proto-Indo-European *méntis ~ *mn̥téys (thought). Cognates include Latin mēns, Sanskrit मति (matí), Old English ġemynd (English mind).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αὐτόμᾰτος • (autómatos) m (feminine αὐτομᾰ́τη, neuter αὐτόμᾰτον); first/second declension
αὐτόμᾰτος • (autómatos) m or f (neuter αὐτόμᾰτον); second declension

(Epic, Attic)
  1. self-willed, unbidden
  2. self-moving, self-propelled
  3. (of plants) growing wild, unsown
  4. without external cause or support
  5. without cause, accidental, by chance

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