engin
English
editNoun
editengin (plural engins)
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French engin m, from Old French engin m, from Latin ingenium n.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editengin m (plural engins)
- any device, contraption or machinery, particularly a complex, dangerous or powerful one
- a piece of military equipment
- a piece of heavy machinery
- (informal) any object whose name or function is unknown; a thingy; a gizmo
- (informal) tool (penis)
- 2014, Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule [The End of Eddy], Le Seuil:
- Ça a pas été trop dur, parce que je suis une bonne reproductrice, je suis quand même tombée enceinte alors que j’avais un stérilet, et j’ai des jumeaux (mes petits frère et sœur), alors bon, et, ça reste entre nous, mais ton père il a un sacre engin.
- It wasn't too hard, because I'm very fertile; I still got pregnant even though I had an IUD, and I have twins (my little brother and sister). You see, and this is just between you and me, but your father has a hell of a tool on him.
- (chiefly law) a piece of hunting equipment
- 1997, Le Courrier de la nature, numbers 161-174, page 149:
- A noter que la caouanne, Caretta caretta, semble effectivement ne plus pondre en Corse, l’espèce n’a pas complètement disparu des côtes de France où, chaque année, quelques individus sont capturés involuntairement par des engins de pêche.
- It should be noted that the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, no longer seems to lay eggs in Corsica, but the species has not completely disappeared from French coastlines where, each year, several individuals are caught unintentionally in fishing apparatus.
- (sports) an apparatus used in artistic gymnastics
- (dated) any tool or apparatus
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “engin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
editPronoun
editengin
- (indefinite) inflection of enginn:
Noun
editengin
- inflection of engi:
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
editengin oblique singular, m (oblique plural engins, nominative singular engins, nominative plural engin)
- intelligence
- ruse; trickery; deception
- invention; ingenuity; creativity
- machine; device; contraption
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle French: engin m
- French: engin m
- Norman: engîn m
- → Middle English: engyn (via Insular French)
- English: engine
- → Scots: ingine
References
edit- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (engin)
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (engin, supplement)
- engin on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish انگین (engin), from the verb اینمك (enmek, “to fall down”), whence also Turkish inmek.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editengin
Declension
editpredicative forms of engin
present tense | ||||
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positive, declarative |
positive, interrogative |
negative, declarative |
negative, interrogative | |
ben (I am) | enginim | engin miyim? | engin değilim | engin değil miyim? |
sen (you are) | enginsin | engin misin? | engin değilsin | engin değil misin? |
o (he/she/it is) | engin / engindir | engin mi? | engin değil | engin değil mi? |
biz (we are) | enginiz | engin miyiz? | engin değiliz | engin değil miyiz? |
siz (you are) | enginsiniz | engin misiniz? | engin değilsiniz | engin değil misiniz? |
onlar (they are) | engin(ler) | engin(ler) mi? | engin değil(ler) | engin değiller mi? |
past tense | ||||
positive, declarative |
positive, interrogative |
negative, declarative |
negative, interrogative | |
ben (I was) | engindim | engin miydim? | engin değildim | engin değil miydim? |
sen (you were) | engindin | engin miydin? | engin değildin | engin değil miydin? |
o (he/she/it was) | engindi | engin miydi? | engin değildi | engin değil miydi? |
biz (we were) | engindik | engin miydik? | engin değildik | engin değil miydik? |
siz (you were) | engindiniz | engin miydiniz? | engin değildiniz | engin değil miydiniz? |
onlar (they were) | engindiler | engin miydiler? | engin değildi(ler) / değillerdi | engin değil miydiler? |
indirect past | ||||
positive, declarative |
positive, interrogative |
negative, declarative |
negative, interrogative | |
ben (I was) | enginmişim | engin miymişim? | engin değilmişim | engin değil miymişim? |
sen (you were) | enginmişsin | engin miymişsin? | engin değilmişsin | engin değil miymişsin? |
o (he/she/it was) | enginmiş | engin miymiş? | engin değilmiş | engin değil miymiş? |
biz (we were) | enginmişiz | engin miymişiz? | engin değilmişiz | engin değil miymişiz? |
siz (you were) | enginmişsiniz | engin miymişsiniz? | engin değilmişsiniz | engin değil miymişsiniz? |
onlar (they were) | enginmişler | engin miymişler? | engin değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş | engin değil miymişler? |
conditional | ||||
positive, declarative |
positive, interrogative |
negative, declarative |
negative, interrogative | |
ben (if I) | enginsem | engin miysem? | engin değilsem | engin değil miysem? |
sen (if you) | enginsen | engin miysen? | engin değilsen | engin değil miysen? |
o (if he/she/it) | enginse | engin miyse? | engin değilse | engin değil miyse? |
biz (if we) | enginsek | engin miysek? | engin değilsek | engin değil miysek? |
siz (if you) | enginseniz | engin miyseniz? | engin değilseniz | engin değil miyseniz? |
onlar (if they) | enginseler | engin miyseler? | engin değilseler / değillerse | engin değil miyseler? |
Noun
editengin (definite accusative engini, plural enginler)
- (nautical) high seas
- Synonyms: açık deniz, alarga
Declension
editInflection | ||
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Nominative | engin | |
Definite accusative | engini | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | engin | enginler |
Definite accusative | engini | enginleri |
Dative | engine | enginlere |
Locative | enginde | enginlerde |
Ablative | enginden | enginlerden |
Genitive | enginin | enginlerin |
Further reading
edit- “engin”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “engin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “engin”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
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