machinor

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

  • → Catalan: maquinar
  • → English: machinate
  • → French: machiner
  • → 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
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