Masche

From Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā.

Cognate with German Masche, Dutch maas, English mesh, Swedish maska. Perhaps borrowed from another Germanic language (such as Standard German), as expected inherited form is *Mäsche.

Masche f (Uri)

1. mesh
2. stitch

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 13.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃə/ (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃɛ/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: Ma‧sche
• Rhymes: -aʃə

From Middle High German masche, from Old High German maska, from a Proto-West Germanic *maskā.^[1] Cognate with Old Saxon maska. More at mesh.

Masche f (genitive Masche, plural Maschen, diminutive Mäschchen n or Mäschlein n or Maschrl n)

1. (knitting, crochet) stitch
2. hole (in a net)
3. link (in chainmail)
4. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.)
5. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) bow, ribbon (ornament of such form)
6. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) anything loop- or eight-shaped

• Schleife (senses 4-6)

Probably from the older meaning of “safety net, sling used for hunting”.

Masche f (genitive Masche, no plural)

1. (colloquial) trick, scam, shtick

   Das ist ja ne tolle Masche. ― Now that’s a nice trick.

   Mit dieser Masche haben sie viele Leute betrogen. ― They have deceived many people with this scam.

• “Masche” in Duden online
• “Masche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)