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") (file) - Rhymes: -akkina
- Hyphenation: màc‧chi‧na
Noun
macchina f (plural macchine)
- machine
- (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
- Turkish: makine
- → Slavomolisano: magina
Further reading
- macchina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana