mechanisch

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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From French méchanique 'mechanical' and 'mechanics', from Latin machanicus 'engineer' and 'resourceful, mechanical', ultimately from Ancient Greek (compare machine).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

mechanisch (not comparable)

  1. mechanical, related to mechanics and/or machinery
  2. done by machine(s)
  3. automatical, like machines work mindlessly

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of mechanisch
uninflected mechanisch
inflected mechanische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial mechanisch
indefinite m./f. sing. mechanische
n. sing. mechanisch
plural mechanische
definite mechanische
partitive mechanisch

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: meganies
  • Indonesian: mekanis

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mechanisch (strong nominative masculine singular mechanischer, comparative mechanischer, superlative am mechanischsten)

  1. mechanical

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

mechanisch

  1. mechanically

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