maskine

Danish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin machina, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “contrivance, machine, device, gear”).

Noun

maskine c (singular definite maskinen, plural indefinite maskiner)

1. machine (mechanical or electrical device)
2. engine (mechanical device)

Usage notes

In compounds: maskin-, -maskine.

Inflection

Declension of maskine

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maskine	maskinen	maskiner	maskinerne
genitive	maskines	maskinens	maskiners	maskinernes

Derived terms

• flyvemaskine c

Synonyms

• (machine): apparat
• (engine): motor

References

• “maskine” in Den Danske Ordbog