Word: ballistas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
lli
stas
Definition: Plural of ballista; an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Morphemes:
Affix: ballista
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballista
Language: la
Decoded: ballista
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ballista
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.