LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

māchināmentum

māchināmentum n (genitive māchināmentī)

Meaning

  1. machine, engine
  2. siege engine
  3. machination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemāchināmentummāchināmenta
genitivemāchināmentīmāchināmentōrum
dativemāchināmentōmāchināmentīs
accusativemāchināmentummāchināmenta
ablativemāchināmentōmāchināmentīs
vocativemāchināmentummāchināmenta

māchĭnāmentum, i, n. id.,
I. a machine, engine; an instrument, organ (perh. not ante-Aug.; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.: machinamenta alia quatiendis muris portabant, military engines, Liv. 24, 34: suspensum et nutans machinamentum, Tac. H. 4, 30: nihil tam ignarum barbaris, quam machinamenta et astus oppugnationum, id. A. 12, 45: tot genera machinamentorum ad extendendum femur, surgical instruments, Cels. 8, 20: singulis articulis singula machinamenta, quibus extorqueantur, aptata, Sen. Ep. 24, 14; id. Cons. ad Marc. 20, 3.—*
B. Transf., the organs of sense, App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 9, 20.—
II. Trop., a trick, device, stratagem (post-class.): callida commeantium, Cod. Th. 6, 28, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin māchināmentum From māchinor (“to devise, invent”) + -mentum.

Quick answers

What does māchināmentum mean in Latin?
māchināmentum, a noun, means “machine, engine; siege engine; machination”.
What is the genitive of māchināmentum?
The genitive singular is māchināmentī. māchināmentum is neuter, second declension.