balista

== English == === Noun === balista (plural balistas or balistae) Alternative form of ballista. === Anagrams === Baalist == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin balista, variant form of ballista. Doublet of ballesta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈlis.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [baˈlis.ta] === Noun === balista f (plural balistes) (historical) ballista ==== Hypernyms ==== giny ==== Derived terms ==== balístic === Further reading === “balista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbalɪsta] === Noun === balista m anim ballista ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “balista”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “balista”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈlis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Hyphenation: ba‧lì‧sta === Noun === balista f (plural baliste) ballista === Further reading === balista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === basalti == Latin == === Pronunciation === balista: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [baˈlɪs.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [baˈlis.ta] Homophone: Balista balistā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [baˈlɪs.taː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [baˈlis.ta] === Noun === balista f (genitive balistae); first declension alternative form of ballista ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “balista”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “balista”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈlis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: ba‧lis‧ta === Noun === balista f (weaponry, historical) ballista ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === balista in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of besta. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ Hyphenation: ba‧lis‧ta === Noun === balista f (plural balistas) ballista (siege engine) ==== Related terms ==== besta, manganela === Further reading === “balista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “balista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈlista/ [baˈlis.t̪a] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: ba‧lis‧ta === Noun === balista f (plural balistas) ballista === Further reading === “balista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025