LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fala

fala f (genitive falae)
Classical[ˈfa.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea siege tower

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefalafalae
genitivefalaefalārum
dativefalaefalīs
accusativefalamfalās
ablativefalāfalīs
vocativefalafalae

făla (phal-), ae, f. falae dictae ab altitudine, a falando, quod apud Etruscos significat caelum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88, 12 Müll.,
I. a scaffolding of boards or planks, a scaffold.
I. A structure used in sieges, from which missiles were thrown into a city: malos diffindunt, fiunt tabulata falaeque, Enn. ap. Non. 114, 7 (Ann. v. 389 ed. Vahl.).—Prov.: subire sub falas, i. e. to run a great risk for a slight gain, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 10.—
II. One of the seven wooden pillars in the spina of the Circus, Juv. 6, 590; cf. Anthon's Dict. of Antiq. p. 254, a.

Origins

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFalaFala or PHALA 1. A wooden structure, of considerable height, used in sieges, from which missiles were thrown (Fest. p. 88, 12; Ennius, ap. Non. p. 114…

Quick answers

What does fala mean in Latin?
fala, a noun, means “a siege tower”.
What is the genitive of fala?
The genitive singular is falae. fala is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fala?
In classical Latin, [ˈfa.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.la].