ballistia

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Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Both Lewis & Short and Gaffiot mention the Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō), but the relation is unclear.”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ballistia n pl (genitive ballistiōrum); second declension

  1. (plural only) music or songs accompanying dancing

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative ballistia
Genitive ballistiōrum
Dative ballistiīs
Accusative ballistia
Ablative ballistiīs
Vocative ballistia

References[edit]

  • ballistĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ballistĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 206/1.