macchina

Italian

Alternative forms

• machina (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (“engine, device, mill”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná). Compare the inherited doublet macina (“grindstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.ki.na/

• Audio ("una macchina"):

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• Rhymes: -akkina
• Hyphenation: màc‧chi‧na

Noun

macchina f (plural macchine)

1. machine
2. (informal) car, motorcar

   Synonym: automobile

Related terms

• macchinale
• macchinare
• macchinario
• macchinatore
• macchinazione
• macchinetta
• macchinismo
• macchinista
• macchinoso
• meccanico

Descendants

• → Amharic: መኪና (mäkina)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ماكینه (makina), ماكنه (makina)
  • Turkish: makine
    • → Northern Kurdish: makîne f
  • → Armenian: մաքինա (makʻina)
• → Slavomolisano: magina

Further reading

• macchina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana