Latin

Proper noun

Ballista f ‎(genitive Ballistae); first declension

1. Alternative form of Balista
2. vocative of Ballista

Declension

First declension, with locative.

References

• Ballista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Ballista”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Ballistā ?

1. ablative of Ballista

English

Ballista, Circa 50 BCE

Noun

ballista ‎(plural ballistas or ballistae or ballistæ)

1. An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

Translations

See also

• catapult

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlːistɑ/
• Hyphenation: bal‧lis‧ta

Noun

ballista

1. ballista (military engine)

Declension

See also

• varsijousi
• ballista on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fi

Latin

Alternative forms

• balista
• ballistra

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα ‎(ballístra), from βάλλω ‎(bállō, “I throw”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /balˈlis.ta/
• Homophone: Ballista

Noun

ballista f ‎(genitive ballistae); first declension

1. ballista

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• arcuballista
• ballistārius
• ballistica
• carroballista

See also

• catapulta
• onager

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ballista”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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