machien
Dutch
Noun
machien n (plural machienen, diminutive machientje n)
- (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.