LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ballistārium

ballistārium n (genitive ballistāriī or ballistārī)
Classical[bal.lɪsˈtaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[bal.lisˈtaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a ballista emplacement (the place where the ballista is worked)
  2. a ballista

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeballistāriumballistāria
bālistāria
genitiveballistāriī
ballistārī, bālistārī, bālistāriī		ballistāriōrum
bālistāriōrum
dativeballistāriō
bālistāriō		ballistāriīs
bālistāriīs
accusativeballistāriumballistāria
bālistāria
ablativeballistāriō
bālistāriō		ballistāriīs
bālistāriīs
vocativeballistāriumballistāria
bālistāria

ballistārĭum (balist-), ii, n., = ballista, or
I. the place where the ballista is worked, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 74 (cf. ballista fin.).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin ballistārium From ballista (“ballista”) + -ārium (“place for”).

Quick answers

What does ballistārium mean in Latin?
ballistārium, a noun, means “a ballista emplacement (the place where the ballista is worked); a ballista”.
What is the genitive of ballistārium?
The genitive singular is ballistāriī. ballistārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ballistārium?
In classical Latin, [bal.lɪsˈtaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bal.lisˈtaː.ri.um].