LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

hastīle

hastīle n (genitive hastīlis)
Classical[hasˈtiː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[asˈtiː.le]

Meaning

  1. a shaft of a spear or javelin
    Near-synonym: harundō
  2. poetica spear, javelin
  3. poeticany wooden elongated object resembling a shaft: a branch; stick; the shaft of a banner, pole

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehastīlehastīlia
genitivehastīlishastīlium
dativehastīlīhastīlibus
accusativehastīlehastīlia
ablativehastīlīhastīlibus
vocativehastīlehastīlia

hastīle (also astīle), is, n. hasta,
I. the shaft of a spear or javelin.
I. Lit.: ferrum, quod ex hastili in corpore remanserat, Nep. Epam. 9: hastili nixus, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: missile telum hastili abiegno, Liv. 21, 8, 10.—
II. Transf.
A. (Pars pro toto.) A spear, javelin, in gen. (poet.): torquere hastilia lenta, Ov. M. 8, 28; Verg. A. 1, 313; 5, 557; 12, 489; Sen. Hippol. 397: curvatum, Juv. 7, 127.—
B. In gen., a piece of wood in the form of a shaft (poet. and in post-Aug. prose). So of branches, Verg. A. 3, 23; of poles, props, id. G. 2, 358; Col. 4, 12, 1; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 212; the standard: candelabri, Vulg. Exod. 25, 31: arcus, Amm. 22, 8, 37.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlis Latin -īle Latin hastīle From hasta + -īle.

Descendants
  • Portuguesehastil
  • Spanishastil
  • Asturianestil
  • Galicianhastil

Quick answers

What does hastīle mean in Latin?
hastīle, a noun, means “a shaft of a spear or javelin; a spear, javelin; any wooden elongated object resembling a shaft: a branch”.
What is the genitive of hastīle?
The genitive singular is hastīlis. hastīle is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce hastīle?
In classical Latin, [hasˈtiː.ɫɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈtiː.le].