Rechenmaschine
/ˈʁɛçn̩maˌʃiːnə/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- Rechenmaschinen
Meaning
Made of
- rechnen to calculate
- Maschine machine
Similar words
Rechenmaschine is an older, more mechanical-sounding word for a calculating machine; Taschenrechner ("pocket calculator") is the everyday modern word for a calculator.
Similar in other languages
English
calculator is the English word for the same thing — both mean "calculating machine."
Practice
1 What does Rechenmaschine mean?
calculating machine
2 Fill the gap: Früher benutzte man eine ___.
Full sentence: Früher benutzte man eine Rechenmaschine. (People used a calculating machine in the past.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rechenmaschine?
Rechenmaschine: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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