epizygis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιζυγίς (epizugís).

Noun

epizygis f (genitive epizygidis); third declension

1. A pin that secures the cord of a balista

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	epizygis	epizygidēs
Genitive	epizygidis	epizygidum
Dative	epizygidī	epizygidibus
Accusative	epizygidem	epizygidēs
Ablative	epizygide	epizygidibus
Vocative	epizygis	epizygidēs

References

• “epizygis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• epizygis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.