See manuballista on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From manus (“hand”) + ballista (“ballista”).",
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"form": "manuballistae",
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{
"form": "manuballistīs",
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"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
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},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"plural"
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},
{
"form": "manuballistā",
"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballista",
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"singular",
"vocative"
]
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "83 17",
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},
{
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{
"text": "The only contemporary account of crossbows is by Vegetius, who writes:"
},
{
"text": "Erant tragularii, qui ad manuballistas vel arcuballistas dirigebant sagittas."
},
{
"text": "Some scholars take this to mean these were different weapons, manuballistae being torsion-powered and arcuballistae being crossbows. In modern Spanish and Italian a crossbow is called ballesta and balestra respectively, while in French and German it's called arbalète and Armbrust."
}
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],
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"gun, firearm"
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"(New Latin) gun, firearm"
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "gun, firearm",
"word": "sclopetum"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"sense": "gun, firearm",
"word": "arma ignifera"
}
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"Pages with entries",
"la:Archery",
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"etymology_text": "From manus (“hand”) + ballista (“ballista”).",
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{
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},
{
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"form": "manuballistārum",
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"genitive",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "manuballistae",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballistīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballistam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
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{
"form": "manuballistās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballistā",
"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballistīs",
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"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "manuballista",
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"singular",
"vocative"
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},
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"form": "manuballistae",
"source": "declension",
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"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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{
"text": "The only contemporary account of crossbows is by Vegetius, who writes:"
},
{
"text": "Erant tragularii, qui ad manuballistas vel arcuballistas dirigebant sagittas."
},
{
"text": "Some scholars take this to mean these were different weapons, manuballistae being torsion-powered and arcuballistae being crossbows. In modern Spanish and Italian a crossbow is called ballesta and balestra respectively, while in French and German it's called arbalète and Armbrust."
}
],
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"A torsion-powered hand weapon, or possibly a crossbow"
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]
],
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"gun, firearm"
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"(New Latin) gun, firearm"
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"word": "sclopetum"
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{
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}
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