mechanisch
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Etymology edit
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)
- mechanical, related to mechanics and/or machinery
- done by machine(s)
- automatical, like machines work mindlessly
Inflection edit
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 edit
- mecanicien m
- meccano m
- mechaniek
- mechanisme m
Descendants edit
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mechanisch (strong nominative masculine singular mechanischer, comparative mechanischer, superlative am mechanischsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of mechanisch
Comparative forms of mechanisch
Superlative forms of mechanisch
Adverb edit
mechanisch
Further reading edit
- “mechanisch” in Duden online
- “mechanisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache