ballesta
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).
Noun
ballesta f (plural ballestes)
- crossbow (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).
Noun
ballesta f (plural ballestes)
- crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
- ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ballesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ballesta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “ballesta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ballesta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).
Noun
ballesta f (plural ballestas)
- crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
- ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)
- (mechanics) leaf spring (spring in the form of a curved length of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ballesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian nouns
- Asturian feminine nouns
- ast:Weapons
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Weapons
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Mechanics
- es:Weapons