ballista
See also: Ballista
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈlɪstə/
Noun
ballista (plural ballistas or ballistae or ballistæ)
- An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Translations
crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles
Finnish
Etymology
< Latin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlːistɑ/, [ˈbɑlːis̠t̪ɑ]
- Hyphenation: bal‧lis‧ta
Declension
Inflection of ballista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | ballista | ballistat | |
genitive | ballistan | ballistojen | |
partitive | ballistaa | ballistoja | |
illative | ballistaan | ballistoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ballista | ballistat | |
accusative | nom. | ballista | ballistat |
gen. | ballistan | ||
genitive | ballistan | ballistojen ballistainrare | |
partitive | ballistaa | ballistoja | |
inessive | ballistassa | ballistoissa | |
elative | ballistasta | ballistoista | |
illative | ballistaan | ballistoihin | |
adessive | ballistalla | ballistoilla | |
ablative | ballistalta | ballistoilta | |
allative | ballistalle | ballistoille | |
essive | ballistana | ballistoina | |
translative | ballistaksi | ballistoiksi | |
instructive | — | ballistoin | |
abessive | ballistatta | ballistoitta | |
comitative | — | ballistoineen |
Latin
Alternative forms
- balista
- ballistra
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ballista | ballistae |
Genitive | ballistae | ballistārum |
Dative | ballistae | ballistīs |
Accusative | ballistam | ballistās |
Ablative | ballistā | ballistīs |
Vocative | ballista | ballistae |
Derived terms
- arcuballista
- ballistārius
- ballistica
- carroballista
Descendants
References
- ballista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ballista in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ballista in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ballista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ballista in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ballista in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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