Feminine

Masche

Meaning

  1. (feminine) stitch
  2. (feminine) hole (in a net)
  3. (feminine) link (in chainmail)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

lätsch

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stich

Zürich

Zürich

masche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaʃə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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