machinatio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From māchinātus, perfect participle of māchinor (contrive, design).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

māchinātiō f (genitive māchinātiōnis); third declension

  1. contrivance
  2. machine, engine
  3. machination, artifice

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative māchinātiō māchinātiōnēs
Genitive māchinātiōnis māchinātiōnum
Dative māchinātiōnī māchinātiōnibus
Accusative māchinātiōnem māchinātiōnēs
Ablative māchinātiōne māchinātiōnibus
Vocative māchinātiō māchinātiōnēs

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References[edit]

  • machinatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machinatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • machinatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.