Maschinist

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French machiniste.[1] By surface analysis, Maschine +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maʃiˈnɪst]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧schi‧nist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

Maschinist m (weak, genitive Maschinisten, plural Maschinisten, feminine Maschinistin)

  1. (train) engine driver, engineer
    Synonym: Lokomotivführer
  2. machine operator

Declension

Declension of Maschinist [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Maschinist die Maschinisten
genitive eines des Maschinisten der Maschinisten
dative einem dem Maschinisten den Maschinisten
accusative einen den Maschinisten die Maschinisten

References

  1. ^ “Maschinist” in Duden online

Further reading

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