sarisse

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʁis/

Noun

sarisse f (plural sarisses)

1. (Ancient Greece) sarissa (long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation)

Further reading

• “sarisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.