engin

See also: Engin, engin., and engîn

French

Etymology

From Latin ingenium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʒɛ̃/

Noun

engin m ‎(plural engins)

1. any device, contraption or machinery, particularly a complex, dangerous or powerful one
2. a piece of military equipment
3. a piece of heavy machinery
4. (informal) any object whose name or function is unknown; a thingy; a gizmo
5. (chiefly law) a piece of hunting equipment
6. (sports) an apparatus used in artistic gymnastics
7. (dated) any tool or apparatus

External links

• “engin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Icelandic

Pronoun

engin

1. (indefinite) feminine nominative singular form of enginn
2. (indefinite) neuter nominative plural form of enginn
3. (indefinite) neuter accusative plural form of enginn

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Old French

Alternative forms

• engien, engïen

Etymology

From Latin ingenium.

Noun

engin m ‎(oblique plural engins, nominative singular engins, nominative plural engin)

1. ruse; trickery; deception
2. invention; ingenuity; creativity

Descendants

• English: engine (borrowed)
• French: engin
• Norman: engîn
• Scots: ingine (borrowed)

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Turkish

Adjective

engin

1. vast

Synonyms

• vâsi