# ballista
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

#### See also

* catapult

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Latin

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑlːistɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝lːis̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːistɑ
* Hyphenation: bal‧lis‧ta

### Noun

ballista
* ballista (military engine)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ballista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ballistani
ballistani
accusative
nom.
ballistani
ballistani
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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 :

#### See also

* varsijousi
* ballista on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{fi}$

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* balista
* ballistra

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /balˈlis.ta/, [bälˈlʲɪs̠t̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /balˈlis.ta/, [bälˈlist̪ä]
* Homophone: Ballista

### Noun

ballista f (genitive ballistae); first declension
* ballista

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* arcuballista
* ballistārius
* ballistica
* carroballista

#### 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
** Galician: bésta f
** Portuguese: besta f
* Old Spanish: ballesta
** Spanish: ballesta
* Sicilian: balistra, balestra
* → Polish: balista
* → Portuguese: balista
* → Romanian: balistă
* → Russian: балли́ста (ballísta)
* → Spanish: balista
* → Swedish: ballista

#### See also

* catapulta
* onager

### 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
### Alternative forms

* ballist (less common)

### Noun

ballista c
* a ballista
    Ballistor skjuter stora pilarBallistas fire large arrows

#### Declension
### References

* ballista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)