See also: maszyną

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

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  • Kashubian: maszëna

Trivia edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “maszyna”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (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]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 236

Further reading edit

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Maschine.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

maszyna f (diminutive maszynka)

  1. machine

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