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
Liber XLIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...perlici posse, cum decem milibus peditum, quorum pars phalangitae erant, et duobus milibus leuium armorum et quingentis equitibus..."Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quadraginta milia armata fuere; quorum pars ferme dimidia phalangitae erant; Hippias Beroeaeus praeerat. delecta deinde et uiribus..."Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milia peditum more Macedonum armati fuere, qui phalangitae appellabantur. haec media acies fuit, in fronte in decem partes..."