LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

falārica

falārica f (genitive falāricae)

Meaning

  1. A kind of javelin, thrown by a catapult

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefalaricafalaricae
genitivefalaricaefalaricārum
dativefalaricaefalaricīs
accusativefalaricamfalaricās
ablativefalaricāfalaricīs
vocativefalaricafalaricae

fălārĭca (phal-), ae, f. fala,
I. a sort of missile wrapped with tow and pitch, set on fire, and thrown by the catapult (cf. for syn.: tragula, sagitta, sparus, spicula, telum, missile, etc.), Liv. 21, 8, 10 sq.; Sil. 1, 351; 9, 239; Luc. 6, 198; Veg. Mil. 4, 18.—
II. Transf., a similar missile thrown by hand, Verg. A. 9, 705; Enn. ap. Non. 555, 15 (Ann. v. 534 ed. Vahl.); Liv. 34, 14, 11; Grat. Cyneg. 342.

Origins

From fala (“siege tower”).

Descendants
  • Englishphalarica
  • Spanishfalárica

In English words that came into English from falārica

  • phalaricaphalārica

Quick answers

What does falārica mean in Latin?
falārica, a noun, means “A kind of javelin, thrown by a catapult”.
What is the genitive of falārica?
The genitive singular is falāricae. falārica is feminine, first declension.