epizygis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιζυγίς (epizugís).

Noun

epizygis f (genitive epizygidis); third declension

  1. A pin that secures the cord of a balista

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative epizygis epizygidēs
genitive epizygidis epizygidum
dative epizygidī epizygidibus
accusative epizygidem epizygidēs
ablative epizygide epizygidibus
vocative epizygis epizygidēs

References

  • “epizygis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epizygis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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