maszyna

See also: maszyną

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?
Doric Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor.
Latin machinabor.
Middle French machine
French machinebor.
German Maschinebor.
Polish maszyna

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

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /maˈʂɘ.na/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɘna
    • Syllabification: ma‧szy‧na

    Noun

    maszyna f (diminutive maszynka, related adjective maszynowy)

    1. (technology) machine (device with many parts usually for a specific task) [with 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) [with 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
    8. (Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship) synonym of kuchnia

    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. ^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “maszyna”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC
    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

    Silesian

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?
    Doric Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
    Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor.
    Latin machinabor.
    Middle French machine
    French machinebor.
    German Maschinebor.
    Silesian maszyna

      Borrowed from German Maschine.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /maˈʂɪ.na/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɪna
      • Syllabification: ma‧szy‧na

      Noun

      maszyna f (diminutive maszynka)

      1. machine
      nouns

      Further reading

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