Latin edit

Etymology edit

From māchina (device, engine), of Greek origin.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

māchinor (present infinitive māchinārī, perfect active māchinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to devise, invent
    Synonyms: inveniō, comminīscor, struō
  2. to plot

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of māchinor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present māchinor māchināris,
māchināre
māchinātur māchināmur māchināminī māchinantur
imperfect māchinābar māchinābāris,
māchinābāre
māchinābātur māchinābāmur māchinābāminī māchinābantur
future māchinābor māchināberis,
māchinābere
māchinābitur māchinābimur māchinābiminī māchinābuntur
perfect māchinātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect māchinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect māchinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present māchiner māchinēris,
māchinēre
māchinētur māchinēmur māchinēminī māchinentur
imperfect māchinārer māchinārēris,
māchinārēre
māchinārētur māchinārēmur māchinārēminī māchinārentur
perfect māchinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect māchinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present māchināre māchināminī
future māchinātor māchinātor māchinantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives māchinārī māchinātum esse māchinātūrum esse
participles māchināns māchinātus māchinātūrus māchinandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
māchinandī māchinandō māchinandum māchinandō māchinātum māchinātū

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References edit

  • machinor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machinor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • machinor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin: pestem alicui (in aliquem) machinari