machien

Dutch

Noun

machien n (plural machienen, diminutive machientje n)

  1. (archaic, Belgium) Alternative form of machine

Usage notes
  • Common in colloquial Belgian-Dutch, but almost never used in written, and archaic in the Netherlands and Suriname.
  • The gender of machien is neuter, whereas for machine it is feminine. The plural for machien uses -en, for machine it uses -s. Pronunciation differs.
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