mechanisch
Dutch
Alternative forms
- mekanisch
Etymology
From French méchanique 'mechanical' and 'mechanics', from Latin machanicus 'engineer' and 'resourceful, mechanical', ultimately from Ancient Greek (compare machine).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
mechanisch (not comparable)
- mechanical, related to mechanics and/or machinery
- done by machine(s)
- automatical, like machines work mindlessly
Inflection
Inflection of mechanisch | ||||
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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
- mecanicien m
- meccano m
- mechaniek
- mechanisme m
Descendants
- Afrikaans: meganies
- → Indonesian: mekanis
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈçaːnɪʃ/
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Adjective
mechanisch (strong nominative masculine singular mechanischer, comparative mechanischer, superlative am mechanischsten)
Declension
Positive forms of mechanisch
Comparative forms of mechanisch
Superlative forms of mechanisch
Further reading
- “mechanisch” in Duden online
- “mechanisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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