machinare

Latin

Verb

māchināre

1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of māchinor

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• maghinare, marghinare (Logudorese)
• macinai (Campidanese)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin māchināre (“mill, grind”), a verb based on Latin māchina (“device, mill”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. Compare Italian macinare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makiˈnare/

Verb

machinare (Nuorese)

1. grind

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “macinare”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes