Masche
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Alemannic German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā.
Cognate with German Masche, Dutch maas, English mesh, Swedish maska. Perhaps borrowed from another Germanic language (such as Standard German), as expected inherited form is *Mäsche.
Noun[edit]
Masche f (Uri)
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 13.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German masche, from Old High German maska, from a Proto-West Germanic *maskā.[1] Cognate with Old Saxon maska. More at mesh.
Noun[edit]
Masche f (genitive Masche, plural Maschen, diminutive Mäschchen n or Mäschlein n)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Masche [feminine]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Masche”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably from the older meaning of “safety net, sling used for hunting”.
Noun[edit]
Masche f (genitive Masche, no plural)
- (colloquial) trick, scam, shtick
- Das ist ja ne tolle Masche. ― Now that’s a nice trick.
- Mit dieser Masche haben sie viele Leute betrogen. ― They have deceived many people with this scam.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Masche [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading[edit]
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