maszyna

See also: maszyną

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maschine.[1][2][3] First attested in 1788.[4] Doublet of machina (“heavy machinery, complex system”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈʂɨ.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨna
  • Syllabification: ma‧szy‧na

Noun

maszyna f (diminutive maszynka, related adjective maszynowy)

  1. (technology) machine (device with many parts usually for a specific task) [+ do (genitive) = for what]
  2. (colloquial) machine (vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane)
    Synonym: pojazd
  3. (derogatory) machine (person that acts like a machine; emotionless but effective) [+ do (genitive) = for what]
    Synonym: automat
  4. machine (complex organizational structure that performs specific activities)
    Synonym: machina
  5. (firearms) machine gun (automatic firearm)
  6. (obsolete, computing) machine; computer (especially in the 20th century, device for processing information)
  7. (obsolete, cooking) type of stove used in the 19th and 20th centuries made of brick or tiles with a countertop and stove lid
    Synonym: kuchnia angielska

Declension
Declension of maszyna
singular plural
nominative maszyna maszyny
genitive maszyny maszyn
dative maszynie maszynom
accusative maszynę maszyny
instrumental maszyną maszynami
locative maszynie maszynach
vocative maszyno maszyny

Derived terms
nouns
  • maszyna cyfrowa
  • trybik w maszynie
adverbs

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: maszëna

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), maszyna is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 57 times in scientific texts, 21 times in news, 46 times in essays, 23 times in fiction, and 21 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 168 times, making it the 344th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]

References
  1. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “maszyna”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “maszyna”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “maszyna”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. Głos Obywatela Dobrze Swey Oyczyznie Zyczącego Do Narodu Polskiego Za Dobrem Publicznym, Przeciwko Prywatnemu Y Wszelkiey Niesłusznosci : Dla Krotszego w Nim Rzeczy Zebranych Wyrazu Rymem Ułozony Y Do Druku Podany (in Polish), 1788, page 215
  5. Ida Kurcz (1990) “maszyna”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 236

Further reading

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maschine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈʂɨna/
  • Rhymes: -ɨna
  • Syllabification: ma‧szy‧na

Noun

maszyna f (diminutive maszynka)

  1. machine
nouns

Further reading
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