machinamen

Latin

Etymology

From māchinor (“I invent, plot”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maː.kʰiˈnaː.men/, [mäːkʰɪˈnäːmɛn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.kiˈna.men/, [mäkiˈnäːmen]

Noun

māchināmen n (genitive māchināminis); third declension

  1. contrivance, device

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative māchināmen māchināmina
Genitive māchināminis māchināminum
Dative māchināminī māchināminibus
Accusative māchināmen māchināmina
Ablative māchināmine māchināminibus
Vocative māchināmen māchināmina

References
  • “machinamen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machinamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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