machinor

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.kʰɪ.nɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.ki.nor]

Verb

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

1. to devise, invent

   Synonyms: inveniō, comminīscor, struō

2. to plot evil, contrive
   • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.2:

     Ad mortem tē, Catilīna, dūcī iussū Cōnsulis iam prīdem oportēbat, in tē cōnferrī pestem, quam tū in nōs omnēs iam diū māchināris.

     Catiline, for a long time now it has been fitting that you be led to your death by the Consul’s order; that the destruction you [have been] plotting against us all for so long should be brought upon you.

Conjugation

   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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		māchinārī			—			māchināns			—
future		māchinātūrum esse			—			māchinātūrus			māchinandus
perfect		māchinātum esse			—			māchinātus			—
future perfect		māchinātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		māchinātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		māchinandī		māchinandō		māchinandum		māchinandō		māchinātum		māchinātū

Related terms

• māchina
• māchinālis
• māchināmen
• māchināmentum
• māchinārius
• māchinātiō
• māchinātor
• māchinātrix
• māchinātus
• māchinō
• māchinōsus
• māchinula

Descendants

• → Catalan: maquinar
• → English: machinate
• → French: machiner
  • → Romanian: mașina
• → Italian: macchinare
• → Portuguese: maquinar
• → Spanish: maquinar

References

• “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