Latin

Noun

artificium n ‎(genitive artificiī); second declension

1. art, craft, trade
2. skill, talent, artifice

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

artificium

1. genitive masculine plural of artifex
2. genitive feminine plural of artifex
3. genitive neuter plural of artifex

References

• artificium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• artificium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ARTIFICIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “artificium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give a scientific explanation of a thing: artificio et via tradere aliquid
    
  • a master-piece of classical work: opus summo artificio[TR1] factum