Masche

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ. Cognate with German Masche, Dutch maas, English mesh, Swedish maska. Perhaps borrowed from another Germanic language (such as Standard German), as expected inherited form is *Mäsche.

Noun

Masche f (Uri)

  1. mesh
  2. stitch

References
  • “Masche” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 13.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʃə/
  • Rhymes: -aʃə

Etymology 1

From Old High German maska, from a Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ.[1] Cognate with Old Saxon maska. More at mesh.

Noun

Masche f (genitive Masche, plural Maschen)

  1. (knitting, crocheting) stitch
  2. hole (in a net)
  3. link (in chainmail)
Declension
Declension of Masche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Masche die Maschen
genitive einer der Masche der Maschen
dative einer der Masche den Maschen
accusative eine die Masche die Maschen

References
  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Probably from the older meaning of “safety net, sling used for hunting”.

Noun

Masche f (genitive Masche, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) trick, scam, shtick
    Das ist ja ne tolle Masche.
    Now that’s a nice trick.
Declension
Declension of Masche (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Masche
genitive einer der Masche
dative einer der Masche
accusative eine die Masche

Further reading
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