machaera

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira).

Noun

machaera f (genitive machaerae); first declension

  1. sword (single edged, Arab or Persian)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative machaera machaerae
Genitive machaerae machaerārum
Dative machaerae machaerīs
Accusative machaeram machaerās
Ablative machaerā machaerīs
Vocative machaera machaerae

References
  • machaera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • machaera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • machaera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • machaera in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • machaera in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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