Latin

Alternative forms

• Ballista

Proper noun

Balista f ‎(genitive Balistae); first declension

1. A mountain in Liguria.
2. vocative of Balista

Declension

First declension, with locative.

References

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

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

Balistā ?

1. ablative of Balista

Czech

Noun

balista m

1. ballista

Italian

Noun

balista f ‎(plural baliste)

1. ballista

Anagrams

• basalti

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /baˈlis.ta/
• Homophone: Balista

Noun

balista f ‎(genitive balistae); first declension

1. Alternative form of ballista
2. vocative singular of balista

Declension

First declension.

References

• balista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• balista in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• BALISTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “balista”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• balista in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /baˈlis.taː/

Noun

balistā

1. ablative singular of balista

Polish

rekonstrukcja balisty

Pronunciation

Noun

balista f

1. ballista

Declension

Related terms

• balistyka

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈlis.ta/

Noun

balista f (plural balistas)

1. ballista (siege engine)

Related terms

• besta, manganela

Spanish

Noun

balista f ‎(plural balistas)

1. ballista