Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

māchināmen n (genitive māchināminis); third declension

  1. contrivance, device

Declension edit

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 edit

  • 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.