machon

See also: Machoń

Finnish

Noun

machon

  1. Genitive singular form of macho.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French maçon, masson, machun (“bricklayer”), from Late Latin macio, machio (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjo (“builder, maker”), derivative of *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Germanic *makōną (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *matjo (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattukaz (“ploghshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Noun

machon m (plural machons)

  1. (Jersey) stonemason

Derived terms

Picard

Noun

machon m

  1. mason
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