LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

māchinārius1

māchinārius (feminine māchināria, neuter māchinārium)
Classical[maː.kʰɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ma.kiˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to machines
  2. adjectiveOf or pertaining to a mill

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemāchināriusmāchināriamāchinārium
genitivemāchināriīmāchināriaemāchināriī
dativemāchināriōmāchināriaemāchināriō
accusativemāchināriummāchināriammāchinārium
ablativemāchināriōmāchināriāmāchināriō
vocativemāchināriemāchināriamāchinārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemāchināriīmāchināriaemāchināria
genitivemāchināriōrummāchināriārummāchināriōrum
dativemāchināriīsmāchināriīsmāchināriīs
accusativemāchināriōsmāchināriāsmāchināria
ablativemāchināriīsmāchināriīsmāchināriīs
vocativemāchināriīmāchināriaemāchināria

māchĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. machina,
I. of or belonging to machines, machine- (postclass.).
I. Adj.: mola, which is worked by an animal by means of a machine, App. M. 7, p. 194, 20: asinus, Dig. 33, 7, 12: mensor, a surveyor, ib. 11, 6, 7: commentator, a machinist, machine-builder, Sol. 5.—
II. Subst.: māchĭnārĭus, ii, m., one who works on a scaffold, Dig. 9, 2, 31.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή(mēkhănḗ)
  3. Latinmāchinārius

Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchina Latin -ārius Latin māchinārius From māchina (“engine, device, mill”) + -ārius (relational adjective-forming suffix).

noun · masculinesecond declension
māchinārius2
māchinārius m (genitive māchināriī or māchinārī)
Classical[maː.kʰɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ma.kiˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. One who works on a scaffold.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemāchināriusmāchināriī
genitivemāchināriī
māchinārī
māchināriōrum
dativemāchināriōmāchināriīs
accusativemāchināriummāchināriōs
ablativemāchināriōmāchināriīs
vocativemāchināriemāchināriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή(mēkhănḗ)
  3. Latinmāchinārius

Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchina Latin -ārius Latin māchinārius From māchina (“engine, device, mill”) + -ārius (relational adjective-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does māchinārius mean in Latin?
māchinārius, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to machines; Of or pertaining to a mill”.
How do you pronounce māchinārius?
In classical Latin, [maː.kʰɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.kiˈnaː.ri.us].
Where does māchinārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) → Latin māchinārius.