maskin

18th-century. Etymology unknown.

maskin (uncountable)

1. (thieves' cant) Coal.

mass +‎ -kin

maskin (plural maskins)

1. (Christianity) A mass.

• Eric Partridge, The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang. Routledge, 1973. →ISBN.

• Makins, kamsin, mikans

maskin

1. Genitive singular form of maski.

• manksi

From Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), via Latin machina and French machine

• IPA^(key): /mɑʂiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

maskin m (definite singular maskinen, indefinite plural maskiner, definite plural maskinene)

1. a machine

• maskineri

• “maskin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), via Latin machina and French machine.

maskin m (definite singular maskinen, indefinite plural maskinar, definite plural maskinane)
maskin f (definite singular maskina, indefinite plural maskiner, definite plural maskinene)

1. machine

• maskineri

• “maskin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From French machine, from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).

• IPA^(key): /maˈɧiːn/

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maskin c

1. machine