adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mēchanicus1
mēchanicus (feminine mēchanica, neuter mēchanicum)
Classical[meːˈkʰa.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[meˈkaː.ni.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivemechanical
- adjectiverelationalengineering
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēchanicus | mēchanica | mēchanicum |
| genitive | mēchanicī | mēchanicae | mēchanicī |
| dative | mēchanicō | mēchanicae | mēchanicō |
| accusative | mēchanicum | mēchanicam | mēchanicum |
| ablative | mēchanicō | mēchanicā | mēchanicō |
| vocative | mēchanice | mēchanica | mēchanicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēchanicī | mēchanicae | mēchanica |
| genitive | mēchanicōrum | mēchanicārum | mēchanicōrum |
| dative | mēchanicīs | mēchanicīs | mēchanicīs |
| accusative | mēchanicōs | mēchanicās | mēchanica |
| ablative | mēchanicīs | mēchanicīs | mēchanicīs |
| vocative | mēchanicī | mēchanicae | mēchanica |
mēchănĭcus, a, um, adj., = μηχανικός,
I. of or belonging to mechanics, mechanical (ante-class. and post-Aug.).
II. Subst.
A. mēchănĭcus, i, m., a mechanic, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. petauristas, p. 206 Müll.:
sipho, quem diabeten vocant mechanici, Col. 3, 10, 2; Suet. Vesp. 18.—B. mē-chănĭca, ae, f., mechanics:
Cyriades mechanicae professor, Symm. Ep. 10, 38.— C. mēchănĭca, ōrum, n., works of mechanical art, App. Mag. 61, p. 314, 6.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós). By surface analysis, machina + -icus.
Descendants
- Catalanmecànic
- Englishmechanicfrom Old French mecanique
- Frenchméchaniquefrom Old French mecanique
- Germanmechanischfrom Old French mecanique
- Dutchmechanischfrom Old French mecanique