a machete
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /məˈʃɛ.ti/ , /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/
Verb
machete (third-person singular simple present machetes , present participle macheting or macheteing , simple past and past participle macheted )
To cut or chop with a machete.
After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˌmɑˈʃɛ.tə/
Hyphenation: ma‧che‧te
Rhymes: -ɛtə
Further reading
“ machete ” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling , Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmɑʃete/ , [ˈmɑ̝ʃe̞t̪e̞]
Noun
machete
machete
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of machete (Kotus type 8/nalle , no gradation)
nominative
machete
machetet
genitive
macheten
machetejen
partitive
machetea
macheteja
illative
macheteen
macheteihin
singular
plural
nominative
machete
machetet
accusative
nom.
machete
machetet
gen.
macheten
genitive
macheten
machetejen machetein rare
partitive
machetea
macheteja
inessive
machetessa
macheteissa
elative
machetesta
macheteista
illative
macheteen
macheteihin
adessive
machetella
macheteilla
ablative
machetelta
macheteilta
allative
machetelle
macheteille
essive
machetena
macheteina
translative
macheteksi
macheteiksi
abessive
machetetta
macheteitta
instructive
—
machetein
comitative
See the possessive forms below.
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
macheteni
macheteni
accusative
nom.
macheteni
macheteni
gen.
macheteni
genitive
macheteni
machetejeni macheteini rare
partitive
macheteani
machetejani
inessive
machetessani
macheteissani
elative
machetestani
macheteistani
illative
macheteeni
macheteihini
adessive
machetellani
macheteillani
ablative
macheteltani
macheteiltani
allative
machetelleni
macheteilleni
essive
machetenani
macheteinani
translative
machetekseni
macheteikseni
abessive
machetettani
macheteittani
instructive
—
—
comitative
— macheteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
machetesi
machetesi
accusative
nom.
machetesi
machetesi
gen.
machetesi
genitive
machetesi
machetejesi macheteisi rare
partitive
macheteasi
machetejasi
inessive
machetessasi
macheteissasi
elative
machetestasi
macheteistasi
illative
macheteesi
macheteihisi
adessive
machetellasi
macheteillasi
ablative
macheteltasi
macheteiltasi
allative
machetellesi
macheteillesi
essive
machetenasi
macheteinasi
translative
macheteksesi
macheteiksesi
abessive
machetettasi
macheteittasi
instructive
—
—
comitative
— macheteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
machetemme
machetemme
accusative
nom.
machetemme
machetemme
gen.
machetemme
genitive
machetemme
machetejemme macheteimme rare
partitive
macheteamme
machetejamme
inessive
machetessamme
macheteissamme
elative
machetestamme
macheteistamme
illative
macheteemme
macheteihimme
adessive
machetellamme
macheteillamme
ablative
macheteltamme
macheteiltamme
allative
machetellemme
macheteillemme
essive
machetenamme
macheteinamme
translative
macheteksemme
macheteiksemme
abessive
machetettamme
macheteittamme
instructive
—
—
comitative
— macheteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
machetenne
machetenne
accusative
nom.
machetenne
machetenne
gen.
machetenne
genitive
machetenne
machetejenne macheteinne rare
partitive
macheteanne
machetejanne
inessive
machetessanne
macheteissanne
elative
machetestanne
macheteistanne
illative
macheteenne
macheteihinne
adessive
machetellanne
macheteillanne
ablative
macheteltanne
macheteiltanne
allative
machetellenne
macheteillenne
essive
machetenanne
macheteinanne
translative
macheteksenne
macheteiksenne
abessive
machetettanne
macheteittanne
instructive
—
—
comitative
— macheteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
machetensa
machetensa
accusative
nom.
machetensa
machetensa
gen.
machetensa
genitive
machetensa
machetejensa macheteinsa rare
partitive
macheteaan macheteansa
machetejaan machetejansa
inessive
machetessaan machetessansa
macheteissaan macheteissansa
elative
machetestaan machetestansa
macheteistaan macheteistansa
illative
macheteensa
macheteihinsa
adessive
machetellaan machetellansa
macheteillaan macheteillansa
ablative
macheteltaan macheteltansa
macheteiltaan macheteiltansa
allative
machetelleen machetellensa
macheteilleen macheteillensa
essive
machetenaan machetenansa
macheteinaan macheteinansa
translative
machetekseen macheteksensa
macheteikseen macheteiksensa
abessive
machetettaan machetettansa
macheteittaan macheteittansa
instructive
—
—
comitative
— macheteineen macheteinensa
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Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /maˈt͡ʃɛ.te/ , /maˈt͡ʃe.te/
Rhymes: -ɛte , -ete
Hyphenation: ma‧chè‧te , ma‧ché‧te
Further reading
machete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology
From macho ( “ sledgehammer ” ) + -ete .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /maˈt͡ʃete/ [maˈt͡ʃe.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: ma‧che‧te
References
Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006 ) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán , segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22