mechanisch

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French méchanique 'mechanical' and 'mechanics', from Latin machanicus 'engineer' and 'resourceful, mechanical', ultimately from Ancient Greek (compare machine).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mechanisch (not comparable)

  1. mechanical, related to mechanics and/or machinery
  2. done by machine(s)
  3. automatical, like machines work mindlessly

Inflection

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Declension of mechanisch
uninflected mechanisch
inflected mechanische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial mechanisch
indefinite m./f. sing. mechanische
n. sing. mechanisch
plural mechanische
definite mechanische
partitive mechanisch
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: meganies
  • Indonesian: mekanis

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mechanisch (strong nominative masculine singular mechanischer, comparative mechanischer, superlative am mechanischsten)

  1. mechanical

Declension

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Adverb

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mechanisch

  1. mechanically

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