phalangita, phalangitae:
Masculine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Field:
- Military
- Geography:
- Greece
soldiers (pl.) belonging to a phalanx;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | phalangita | phalangitae |
| Gen. | phalangitae | phalangitarum |
| Dat. | phalangitae | phalangitis |
| Acc. | phalangitam | phalangitas |
| Voc. | phalangita | phalangitae |
| Abl. | phalangita | phalangitis |
Examples
- T
Liber XLIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...perlici posse, cum decem milibus peditum, quorum pars phalangitae erant, et duobus milibus leuium armorum et quingentis equitibus..." - T
Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quadraginta milia armata fuere; quorum pars ferme dimidia phalangitae erant; Hippias Beroeaeus praeerat. delecta deinde et uiribus..." - T
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milia peditum more Macedonum armati fuere, qui phalangitae appellabantur. haec media acies fuit, in fronte in decem partes..."