machinal

machinal

English

Etymology

    From machine + -al.

    Adjective

    machinal (comparative more machinal, superlative most machinal)

    1. Of, or pertaining to machines.
    2. In the manner or style of a machine.

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    French

    Etymology

      From machine +‎ -al.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ma.ʃi.nal/
      • Rhymes: -al

      Adjective

      machinal (feminine machinale, masculine plural machinaux, feminine plural machinales)

      1. automatic, unconscious, unvoluntary, mindless

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      Further reading

      Galician

      Etymology

      Probably from Mozarabic *machinal, from Late Latin machina (scaffold), form machina (machine, tool). Cognate with Spanish mechinal.[1][2]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /mat͡ʃiˈnal/

      Noun

      machinal m (plural machinais)

      1. (architecture) putlog hole; hole made in a wall and used for scaffolding or ventilation

      See also

      References

      1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “maznar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
      2. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. machinal.