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Etymology

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From māchina (engine, device, mill) +‎ -ārius (relational adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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māchinārius (feminine māchināria, neuter māchinārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to machines
  2. Of or pertaining to a mill[1]

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative māchinārius māchināria māchinārium māchināriī māchināriae māchināria
Genitive māchināriī māchināriae māchināriī māchināriōrum māchināriārum māchināriōrum
Dative māchināriō māchināriō māchināriīs
Accusative māchinārium māchināriam māchinārium māchināriōs māchināriās māchināria
Ablative māchināriō māchināriā māchināriō māchināriīs
Vocative māchinārie māchināria māchinārium māchināriī māchināriae māchināria

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Noun

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māchinārius m (genitive māchināriī or māchinārī); second declension

  1. One who works on a scaffold.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative māchinārius māchināriī
Genitive māchināriī
māchinārī1
māchināriōrum
Dative māchināriō māchināriīs
Accusative māchinārium māchināriōs
Ablative māchināriō māchināriīs
Vocative māchinārie māchināriī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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References

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  1. ^ Adams, J. N. (2007) The regional diversification of Latin, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 486

Further reading

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  • machinarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machinarius 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)
  • machinarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • machinarius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016