καταπάλτης

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, against) +‎ πᾰ́λλω (pállō, I hurl) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης (katapáltēsm (genitive κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτου); first declension

  1. catapult
  2. an instrument of torture

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: catapulta (see there for further descendants)

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