Turkish

Proper noun

Engin

1. A male given name

Declension

English

Noun

engin ‎(plural engins)

1. Obsolete form of engine.

French

Etymology

From Old French engin, 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

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

Noun

engin

1. definite nominative plural of engi
2. definite accusative plural of engi

Old French

Alternative forms

• amgin
• enghien
• engien, engïen (common)
• enging

Etymology

From Latin ingenium.

Noun

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

1. intelligence
2. ruse; trickery; deception
3. invention; ingenuity; creativity
4. machine; device; contraption

Related terms

• engigneor

Descendants

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

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (engin)
• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (engin, supplement)
• engin on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Turkish

Adjective

engin

1. vast

Synonyms

• vâsi