LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Balista

Balista f sg or m sg (genitive Balistae)
Classical[baˈlɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[baˈlis.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinesingulara mountain in Liguria

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBalista—
genitiveBalistae
Ballistae		—
dativeBalistae
Ballistae		—
accusativeBalistam
Ballistam		—
ablativeBalistā—
vocativeBalista—
locativeBalistae
Ballistae		—

balista, balistārĭus, balistĭa, v. ballist-.
Balista (Ballista), ae, f.,
I. a mountain in Liguria, Liv. 39, 2, 7; 40, 41, 2.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBalistaBalista. one of the thirty tyrants of Trebellius Pollio. [AUREOLUS.] He was prefect of the praetorians under Valerian, whom he accompanied to the East…

Quick answers

What does Balista mean in Latin?
Balista, a proper noun, means “a mountain in Liguria”.
What is the genitive of Balista?
The genitive singular is Balistae. Balista is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Balista?
In classical Latin, [baˈlɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [baˈlis.ta].