sarisa, sarisae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
Macedonian lance;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sarisa | sarisae |
| Gen. | sarisae | sarisarum |
| Dat. | sarisae | sarisis |
| Acc. | sarisam | sarisas |
| Voc. | sarisa | sarisae |
| Abl. | sarisa | sarisis |
Examples
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...colunt uestigia campi; fraxineas Macetum uibrant de more sarisas saeuaque difficiles excludere uulnera peltas. ecce autem clamore ruunt..."- P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...erat, variabant tempora cani. qui clipeo galeaque Macedoniaque sarisa conspicuus faciemque obversus in agmen utrumque armaque concussit certumque..." - T
Liber XXXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...uerso posuerunt. Per operculi foramina praelongae hastae, quas sarisas uocant, ad summouendos hostes eminebant. Scintillam leuem ignis inditam..." - T
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ordines et impeditus intercursu suorum usus praelongarum hastarum—sarisas Macedones uocant—, intulere signa Romanae legiones et pila..."