nounirregular, second declension
deus ex māchinā
deus ex māchinā m (genitive deī ex māchinā, feminine dea ex māchinā)
Classical[ˈde.ʊs ˈɛks ˈmaː.kʰɪ.naː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.us ˈɛks ˈmaː.ki.na]
Meaning
- deus ex machina (deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in an inextricable situation)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | deus ex māchinā | dī ex māchinā diī ex māchinā, deī ex māchinā |
| genitive | deī ex māchinā | deōrum ex māchinā deum ex māchinā |
| dative | deō ex māchinā | dīs ex māchinā diīs ex māchinā, deīs ex māchinā |
| accusative | deum ex māchinā | deōs ex māchinā |
| ablative | deō ex māchinā | dīs ex māchinā diīs ex māchinā, deīs ex māchinā |
| vocative | deus ex māchinā dee ex māchinā | dī ex māchinā diī ex māchinā, deī ex māchinā |
Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós, literally “god from the machine”).