Dampfmaschine

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Etymology

Dampf (“steam”) +‎ Maschine (“machine”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dampfmaschine f (genitive Dampfmaschine, plural Dampfmaschinen)

  1. steam engine
    • 1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner, page 360:
      Die Dampfmaschine selbst, wie sie Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts, während der Manufakturperiode, erfunden ward und bis zum Anfang der 80er Jahre des 18. Jahrhunderts fortexistirte, rief keine industrielle Revolution hervor.
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Declension

Declension of Dampfmaschine
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dampfmaschine die Dampfmaschinen
genitive einer der Dampfmaschine der Dampfmaschinen
dative einer der Dampfmaschine den Dampfmaschinen
accusative eine die Dampfmaschine die Dampfmaschinen

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