Latin

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Etymology

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From māchinor (to devise, invent) +‎ -mentum.

Noun

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māchināmentum n (genitive māchināmentī); second declension

  1. machine, engine
  2. siege engine
  3. machination

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative māchināmentum māchināmenta
Genitive māchināmentī māchināmentōrum
Dative māchināmentō māchināmentīs
Accusative māchināmentum māchināmenta
Ablative māchināmentō māchināmentīs
Vocative māchināmentum māchināmenta

References

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  • machinamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machinamentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • machinamentum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • machinamentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • machinamentum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016