ballista

See also: Ballista

English

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ballista

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈlɪstə/
Rhymes: -ɪstə

Noun

ballista (plural ballistas or ballistae or ballistæ)

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

Derived terms

ballistics

Translations

crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles

Arabic: عَرَّادَة (ʕarrāda)
Catalan: balista f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 弩炮 (zh) (nǔpào)
Czech: balista f
Finnish: ballista (fi)
French: baliste (fr) m, malvesine (fr) f
Greek: βαλλίστρα (el) f (vallístra)
Ancient: βαλλίστρα f (ballístra)
Italian: balista (it) f
Latin: ballista f
Ottoman Turkish: منجنیق (mencenik, mancınık)
Persian: خرکمان (xarkamân), عراده (fa) ('arrâde)
Polish: balista (pl) f
Portuguese: balista (pt) f
Russian: балли́ста (ru) f (ballísta)
Spanish: balista f
Swedish: ballista c
Turkish: balista

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlːistɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝lːis̠tɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑlːistɑ
Syllabification^(key): bal‧lis‧ta
Hyphenation^(key): bal‧lis‧ta

Noun

ballista

ballista (military engine)

Declension

Inflection of ballista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ballista	ballistat
genitive		ballistan	ballistojen
partitive		ballistaa	ballistoja
illative		ballistaan	ballistoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ballista	ballistat
accusative	nom.	ballista	ballistat
accusative	gen.	ballistan	ballistat
genitive		ballistan	ballistojen ballistain ^rare
partitive		ballistaa	ballistoja
inessive		ballistassa	ballistoissa
elative		ballistasta	ballistoista
illative		ballistaan	ballistoihin
adessive		ballistalla	ballistoilla
ablative		ballistalta	ballistoilta
allative		ballistalle	ballistoille
essive		ballistana	ballistoina
translative		ballistaksi	ballistoiksi
abessive		ballistatta	ballistoitta
instructive		—	ballistoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ballista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ballistani	ballistani
accusative	nom.	ballistani	ballistani
accusative	gen.	ballistani	ballistani
genitive		ballistani	ballistojeni ballistaini ^rare
partitive		ballistaani	ballistojani
inessive		ballistassani	ballistoissani
elative		ballistastani	ballistoistani
illative		ballistaani	ballistoihini
adessive		ballistallani	ballistoillani
ablative		ballistaltani	ballistoiltani
allative		ballistalleni	ballistoilleni
essive		ballistanani	ballistoinani
translative		ballistakseni	ballistoikseni
abessive		ballistattani	ballistoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ballistoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ballistasi	ballistasi
accusative	nom.	ballistasi	ballistasi
accusative	gen.	ballistasi	ballistasi
genitive		ballistasi	ballistojesi ballistaisi ^rare
partitive		ballistaasi	ballistojasi
inessive		ballistassasi	ballistoissasi
elative		ballistastasi	ballistoistasi
illative		ballistaasi	ballistoihisi
adessive		ballistallasi	ballistoillasi
ablative		ballistaltasi	ballistoiltasi
allative		ballistallesi	ballistoillesi
essive		ballistanasi	ballistoinasi
translative		ballistaksesi	ballistoiksesi
abessive		ballistattasi	ballistoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ballistoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ballistamme	ballistamme
accusative	nom.	ballistamme	ballistamme
accusative	gen.	ballistamme	ballistamme
genitive		ballistamme	ballistojemme ballistaimme ^rare
partitive		ballistaamme	ballistojamme
inessive		ballistassamme	ballistoissamme
elative		ballistastamme	ballistoistamme
illative		ballistaamme	ballistoihimme
adessive		ballistallamme	ballistoillamme
ablative		ballistaltamme	ballistoiltamme
allative		ballistallemme	ballistoillemme
essive		ballistanamme	ballistoinamme
translative		ballistaksemme	ballistoiksemme
abessive		ballistattamme	ballistoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ballistoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ballistanne	ballistanne
accusative	nom.	ballistanne	ballistanne
accusative	gen.	ballistanne	ballistanne
genitive		ballistanne	ballistojenne ballistainne ^rare
partitive		ballistaanne	ballistojanne
inessive		ballistassanne	ballistoissanne
elative		ballistastanne	ballistoistanne
illative		ballistaanne	ballistoihinne
adessive		ballistallanne	ballistoillanne
ablative		ballistaltanne	ballistoiltanne
allative		ballistallenne	ballistoillenne
essive		ballistananne	ballistoinanne
translative		ballistaksenne	ballistoiksenne
abessive		ballistattanne	ballistoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ballistoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ballistansa	ballistansa
accusative	nom.	ballistansa	ballistansa
accusative	gen.	ballistansa	ballistansa
genitive		ballistansa	ballistojensa ballistainsa ^rare
partitive		ballistaansa	ballistojaan ballistojansa
inessive		ballistassaan ballistassansa	ballistoissaan ballistoissansa
elative		ballistastaan ballistastansa	ballistoistaan ballistoistansa
illative		ballistaansa	ballistoihinsa
adessive		ballistallaan ballistallansa	ballistoillaan ballistoillansa
ablative		ballistaltaan ballistaltansa	ballistoiltaan ballistoiltansa
allative		ballistalleen ballistallensa	ballistoilleen ballistoillensa
essive		ballistanaan ballistanansa	ballistoinaan ballistoinansa
translative		ballistakseen ballistaksensa	ballistoikseen ballistoiksensa
abessive		ballistattaan ballistattansa	ballistoittaan ballistoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ballistoineen ballistoinensa

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [balˈlɪs.ta]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [balˈlis.ta]
Homophone: Ballista

Noun

ballista f (genitive ballistae); first declension

ballista

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ballista	ballistae
genitive	ballistae	ballistārum
dative	ballistae	ballistīs
accusative	ballistam	ballistās
ablative	ballistā	ballistīs
vocative	ballista	ballistae

Derived terms

Descendants

Asturian: ballesta
Catalan: ballesta
→ Czech: balista
→ English: ballista
→ Finnish: ballista
French: baliste
Galician: bestra
⇒ Galician: balistrón, balastrón
Italian: balista, balestra
- → Portuguese: balestra
Old Galician-Portuguese: baesta, beesta, besta
- Galician: bésta, bestra
- Portuguese: besta
Old Spanish: ballesta
- Spanish: ballesta
Sicilian: balistra, balestra
→ Polish: balista
→ Portuguese: balista
→ Romanian: balistă
→ Russian: балли́ста (ballísta)
→ Spanish: balista
→ Swedish: ballista

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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“ballista”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, 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

Swedish

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ballista

Wikipedia ^sv

Alternative forms

ballist (less common)

Noun

ballista c

a ballista
Ballistor skjuter stora pilar
Ballistas fire large arrows

Declension

Declension of **ballista**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ballista	ballistas
singular	definite	ballistan	ballistans
plural	indefinite	ballistor	ballistors
plural	definite	ballistorna	ballistornas

References

ballista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)