Masche
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old High German maska, from a Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ.[1] Cognate with Old Saxon maska. More at mesh.
Noun[edit]
Masche f (genitive Masche, plural Maschen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Masche
References[edit]
- ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →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
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Das ist ja ne tolle Masche.
- Now that’s a nice trick.
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Masche (uncountable)
Further reading[edit]
- Masche in Duden online