noun · femininefirst declension
māchinula
māchinula f (genitive māchinulae)
Classical[maːˈkʰɪ.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[maˈkiː.nu.la]
Meaning
- a little machine
Antlia machinulae est ad aquam hauriendam excogitata, nam αντλειν latine haurire dicitur. The pump of a little machine is contrived to draw up water, for (Greek) αντλειν is said in Latin "to draw up".
1511, Franciscus Marius Grapaldus, De partibus aedium, Liber I, Folio 8v1716, Jakob Hermann, Phoromia, Liber II, no. 296
The preceding corollary contains the basis for various little hygrostatic machines by which specific gravities of various liquids are usually investigated.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | māchinula | māchinulae |
| genitive | māchinulae | māchinulārum |
| dative | māchinulae | māchinulīs |
| accusative | māchinulam | māchinulās |
| ablative | māchinulā | māchinulīs |
| vocative | māchinula | māchinulae |
māchĭnŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little machine, Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 458; Paul. ex Fest. p. 107, 3; p. 147, 2.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin māchinula From māchina + -ulus.
Italo-Romance
- Italianmaciulla