phalarica, phalaricae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
heavy missile (orig. by siege tower catapult w/tow+pitch+fire); like hand spear;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | phalarica | phalaricae |
| Gen. | phalaricae | phalaricarum |
| Dat. | phalaricae | phalaricis |
| Acc. | phalaricam | phalaricas |
| Voc. | phalarica | phalaricae |
| Abl. | phalarica | phalaricis |
Examples
- A
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...Quae tum igitur suppetierant, haec sunt: hasta, pilum, phalarica, semiphalarica, soliferrea, gaesa, lancea, spari, rumices, trifaces, tragulae, frameae..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...iaculo vitam ille dedisset), sed magnum stridens contorta phalarica venit fulminis acta modo, quam nec duo taurea terga..." - T
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...volnerabantur nullo inter arma corporaque vano intercidente telo. Phalarica erat Saguntinis missile telum hastili abiegno et cetera tereti..."