mech
See also: mech., Mech, Mech., and měch
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
mech (countable and uncountable, plural mechs)
- (science fiction) A large piloted combat robot.
- (science fiction) A robot.
- Synonym: robot
- Hyponyms: android, mechanoid
- 1999, Analog Science Fiction & Fact - Volume 119, page 55:
- But I reprogrammed the recognition codes, and they won't treat him as Roubor Transic, nor will they obey any order he gives them. He's Mr. X to the mechs, a casual human to be taken care of just as well as possible, but never, never released.
- 2001, Robert I. Katz, Edward Maret: A Novel of the Future, page 100:
- He particularly liked the box full of "companions," small, hand-held mechs with advanced AI functions, programmed as individual advice and information systems.
- 2006, Lou Anders, Futureshocks, page 75:
- She grew up in Lower Manhattan, suffering the impeccably programmed attentions of the nanny mechs that did the work her mother and father couldn't be bothered with.
- 2019, Ron S. Nolan, Met Chron New-Humans:
- After a round of hugs and kisses, they headed to the lounge where Genie met them at the door and escorted them to the new VIP section followed by a mech that took their drink orders.
- Abbreviation of mechanic.
- 1979, Daved V. Arel, “Switchitis”, in Mech, page 6:
- Yes, Switchitis. It's a highly contagious disease which can affect all propeller mechs. This disease can be costly, but usually not to the mechs. They're just the carriers. The people most affected by this disease are the flightcrews – those fearless adventurers who go flying around in machines that you mechs have worked on.
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- Abbreviation of mechanics.
See also
- mecha
- CAS
Adjective
mech
- Abbreviation of mechanical.
- Abbreviation of mechanized.
Anagrams
- Chem., Emch, chem, chem.
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech mech, from Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛx/
- Rhymes: -ɛx
Noun
mech m inan
- moss
Declension
Declension of mech
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mech | mechy |
| genitive | mechu | mechů |
| dative | mechu | mechům |
| accusative | mech | mechy |
| vocative | mechu | mechy |
| locative | mechu | meších |
| instrumental | mechem | mechy |
Derived terms
- mecháček
- mechovec
- mechovka
- mechový
- omšelý
Further reading
- mech in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- mech in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Lower Sorbian
mech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛx/, [mæx]
Noun
mech m
- moss (plants of the division Bryophyta)
Declension
Declension of mech
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mech | mecha | mechy |
| Genitive | mecha | mechowu | mechow |
| Dative | mechoju | mechoma | mecham |
| Accusative | mech | mecha | mechy |
| Instrumental | mechom | mechoma | mechami |
| Locative | mechu | mechoma | mechach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “mech”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “mech”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German mich, from Old High German mih.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meχ/, [məɕ]
Pronoun
mech
- first-person singular, accusative: me
- Kënnt Dir mech verstoen? — Can you understand me?
- first-person singular, reflexive: myself
- Ech hu mech blesséiert — I have hurt myself
Declension
Luxembourgish personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | reflexive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| str. | unstr. | str. | unstr. | str. | unstr. | ||||
| 1st person singular | ech | — | mech | — | mir | mer | like dat. and acc. | ||
| 2nd person singular (informal) | du | de | dech | — | dir | der | like dat. and acc. | ||
| 2nd person singular (formal) | Dir | Der | Iech | Iech [əɕ] | Iech | Iech [əɕ] | Iech | ||
| 3rd person singular | m | hien | en | hien | en | him | em | sech | |
| f | si | se | si | se | hir | er | sech | ||
| n | hatt | et ('t) | hatt | et ('t) | him | em | sech | ||
| 1st person plural | mir | mer | eis (ons) | — | eis (ons) | — | eis (ons) | ||
| 2nd person plural | dir | der | iech | iech [əɕ] | iech | iech [əɕ] | iech | ||
| 3rd person plural | si | se | si | se | hinnen | en | sech | ||
Middle English
Verb
mech
- Alternative form of macchen
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish mech, from Proto-Slavic *mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *musas, from Proto-Indo-European *músos, from the root *mews- (“moss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛx/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛx
- Syllabification: mech
- Homophone: Mech
Noun
mech m inan (diminutive meszek)
- moss
Declension
Declension of mech
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mech | mchy |
| genitive | mchu | mchów |
| dative | mchowi | mchom |
| accusative | mech | mchy |
| instrumental | mchem | mchami |
| locative | mchu | mchach |
| vocative | mchu | mchy |
Derived terms
adjectives
- mchowaty
- mchowy
- mechaty
- mszasty
- mszysty
- omszały
noun
- mszak
verbs
- mechacić impf
- mszyć pf
- omszeć pf
Further reading
- mech in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mech in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̑xъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós (“ram, sheep, fleece, wool, sheepskin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛx/
Noun
mech m (genitive singular mecha, nominative plural mechy, genitive plural mechov, declension pattern of dub)
- bag
- bellows
Declension
Declension of mech
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mech | mechy |
| genitive | mecha | mechov |
| dative | mechu | mechom |
| accusative | mech | mechy |
| locative | mechu | mechoch |
| instrumental | mechom | mechmi |
Derived terms
- miešok
Further reading
- mech in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Yurok
Etymology
From Proto-Algic *mehše (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛc/
Noun
mech
- fire