arcuballista
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Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom arcus + ballista. Attested in Vegetius. Some scholars believe that arcuballistae were distinguished from manuballistae, with the latter being torsion-powered and arcuballistae being crossbows. In modern Spanish and Italian a crossbow is called ballesta and balestra respectively, while French and German have arbalète and Armbrust.
Noun
editarcuballista f (genitive arcuballistae); first declension (Late Latin)
- crossbow or possibly some torsion-powered hand weapon
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | arcuballista | arcuballistae |
Genitive | arcuballistae | arcuballistārum |
Dative | arcuballistae | arcuballistīs |
Accusative | arcuballistam | arcuballistās |
Ablative | arcuballistā | arcuballistīs |
Vocative | arcuballista | arcuballistae |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Franco-Provençal: arbouéto, arbaléta, arbareita
- Occitan: arcbalèsta, arcabalèsta, aubalèsta, aubalestra, aubarèsta, arbarèsta, arbalèsta, arbaleste
- Old French: arbaleste, arbaste, arbastre, areblaste, arblaste, arbelaste, arbalestre, arbeleste, arbalete, arcbalste, abaleste, abolaistre, abolastre, aubaleste, aubeleste, aubalestre, aubelestre (see there for further descendants)
References
edit- Souter, Alexander (1949) “arcoballista”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22
- armborst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- armborst in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- “armbrøst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- armbrøst in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- “arcuballista” in Duden online
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “arcuballĭsta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 109