manuballista

Latin

Etymology

From manus (“hand”) + ballista (“ballista”).

Noun

manuballista f (genitive manuballistae); first declension

crossbow
(New Latin) gun, firearm

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	manuballista	manuballistae
genitive	manuballistae	manuballistārum
dative	manuballistae	manuballistīs
accusative	manuballistam	manuballistās
ablative	manuballistā	manuballistīs
vocative	manuballista	manuballistae

Synonyms

(gun, firearm): sclopetum, arma ignifera

References

manuballista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
manuballista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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