Maschine

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French machine (“machine”), from Latin machina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈʃiːnə/
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Noun

Maschine f (genitive Maschine, plural Maschinen)

machine
engine
(somewhat informal) airplane
(somewhat informal) motorcycle

Usage notes

The word is not usual for vending machines and similar machines into which money is inserted (like a pinball machine or the like). These are called Automaten.

Declension

Declension of Maschine

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Maschine	die	Maschinen
genitive	einer	der	Maschine	der	Maschinen
dative	einer	der	Maschine	den	Maschinen
accusative	eine	die	Maschine	die	Maschinen

Derived terms

Bohrmaschine f (“drill”)
Fräsmaschine f (“milling machine”)
Kaffeemaschine f (“coffee maker”)
Küchenmaschine f (“food processor”)
Maschinenraum f (“engine room”)
Schreibmaschine f (“typewriter”)
Spülmaschine f (“dishwasher”)
Suchmaschine f (“search engine”)
Trockenmaschine f
Waschmaschine f (“washing machine”)

Descendants

Russian: машина (mašina)

Further reading

Maschine in Duden online

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