verbfirst conjugation, deponent
māchinor
māchinor (present infinitive māchinārī, perfect active māchinātus sum)
Classical[ˈmaː.kʰɪ.nɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ki.nor]
Meaning
- deponentto devise, invent
- deponentto plot evil, contrive
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.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.2
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | māchinor | māchinābar | māchinābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | māchināris māchināre | māchinābāris māchinābāre | māchināberis māchinābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | māchinātur | māchinābātur | māchinābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | māchināmur | māchinābāmur | māchinābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | māchināminī | māchinābāminī | māchinābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | māchinantur | māchinābantur | māchinābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | māchiner | māchinārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | māchinēris māchinēre | māchinārēris māchinārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | māchinētur | māchinārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | māchinēmur | māchinārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | māchinēminī | māchinārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | māchinentur | māchinārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | māchināre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | māchināminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | māchinātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | māchinātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | māchinantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | māchinārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | māchinātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | māchinātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | māchināns | — |
| perfect participle | māchinātus māchināta, māchinātā, māchinātae, māchinātam, māchinātārum, māchinātās, māchināte, māchinātī, māchinātīs, māchinātō, māchinātōrum, māchinātōs | — |
| future participle | māchinātūrus māchinātūra, māchinātūrā, māchinātūrae, māchinātūram, māchinātūrārum, māchinātūrās, māchinātūre, māchinātūrī, māchinātūrīs, māchinātūrō, māchinātūrōrum, māchinātūrōs, māchinātūrum | māchinandus māchinanda, māchinandā, māchinandae, māchinandam, māchinandārum, māchinandās, māchinande, māchinandīs, māchinandōrum, māchinandōs |
gerundmāchinandī, māchinandō, māchinandumsupinemāchinātum, māchinātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- pestem alicui (in aliquem) machinari
- to compass, devise a man's overthrow, ruin.
māchĭnor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. [machina], to contrive skilfully, to devise, design, frame, invent (class).
I. In gen.:
incredibile est, quantā operā machinata natura sit, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149: qui haec machinatus est, id. Univ. 3: haec duo musici machinati ad voluptatem sunt, versum atque cantum, id. de Or. 3, 44, 174: quod machiner inveniamque, Lucr. 3, 944; cf. Vitr. 1, 6 med.—II. In partic., to contrive artfully, to scheme, plot, = μηχανᾶσθαι:
aliquam machinabor machinam, Unde aurum efficiam amanti erili, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 54: aliquam astutiam corde, id. Capt. 3, 3, 15; 16; id. Cas. 2, 4, 22: aliud quiddam, Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 15: inimico exitum, Auct. Her. 2, 19, 28; cf.: sibi nefariam pestem, Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 66: necem alicui, Liv. 1, 51, 1: perniciem alicui, Sall. C. 18: pestem in aliquem, Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 2.—(b). Neutr. (post-class.):
adversus aliquem, Dig. 4, 3, 1, § 3.—Part. perf. māchĭnātus, a, um, in pass. signif.: quae (sol, luna, etc.) ni machinata versarentur, skilfully arranged, adjusted, Vitr. 10, 1: cum machinato strepitu tonitruum, artificial, Sall. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9, and ap. Non. 180, 22 (Hist. 2, 23, 3 Dietsch); App. de Mundo, p. 67: indicium a P. Autronio machinatum, contrived, planned, devised, Sall. C. 48, 7: regis cura machinata fames, id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 792 P. (Hist. 3, 34 Dietsch).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
māchinor ātus, ārī, dep.
machina, to contrive skilfully, devise, design, frame, invent : quantā operā machinata natura sit: haec ad voluptatem.— To contrive artfully, scheme, plot : senatoribus pernitiem, S.: mihi insidias: Turno necem, L.: pestem in nos: indicium a P. Autronio machinatum, devised , S.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή(mēkhănḗ)
- Latinmāchinor
Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchina Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin māchinor From māchina (“device, engine”) + -or.
Descendants
- Catalanmaquinar
- Englishmachinate
- Frenchmachiner
- Romanianmașinafrom French machiner
- Italianmacchinare
- Portuguesemaquinar
- Spanishmaquinar
In English words that came into English from māchinor
- machinationmachinatio
- machinatemachinātus
- machinatormāchinātor