LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

machaera

machaera f (genitive machaerae)

Meaning

  1. femininesword (single edged, Arab or Persian)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemachaeramachaerae
genitivemachaeraemachaerārum
dativemachaeraemachaerīs
accusativemachaerammachaerās
ablativemachaerāmachaerīs
vocativemachaeramachaerae

măchaera, ae, f., = μάχαιρα,
I. a sword (ante-class. and post-Aug.): machaera atque hasta, Enn. ap Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 212 Müll.): succincti corda machaeris, id. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 678 (Ann. v. 392 ib.): eia machaeras, id. ib. 9, 38 (Ann. v. 585 ib.); Plaut. Curc. 3, 54: ni hebes machaera foret, id. Mil. 1, 1, 53; Sen. Ben. 5, 24 fin.; Suet. Claud. 15.—A weapon, in mal. part., Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 85.
Măchaera, ae, m.,
I. an auctioneer, Juv. 7, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira).

Quick answers

What does machaera mean in Latin?
machaera, a noun, means “sword (single edged, Arab or Persian)”.
What is the genitive of machaera?
The genitive singular is machaerae. machaera is feminine, first declension.