deus ex machina
German, noun
deus ex machina is spelled D-E-U-S-E-X-M-A-C-H-I-N-A (13 letters). Deus ex machina is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Deus ex Machina” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Deus ex Machina is a different word: “deus ex machina”.
What does deus ex machina mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Deus ex Machina
noun
- 1
masculinedeus ex machina
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. unerwarteter, plötzlich erscheinender Retter in höchster Not; überraschende, wundersame Problem-/Konfliktlösung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deus ex machina
- dei ex machina plural uncommon
- Dei ex Machina plural uncommon
- Deus ex machina alternative
- deus ex machina alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).