LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sarissa

sarissa f (genitive sarissae)

Meaning

  1. femininesarissa (a long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation, associated with the Macedonians)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesarissasarissae
sarīsae
genitivesarissae
sarīsae
sarissārum
sarīsārum
dativesarissae
sarīsae
sarissīs
sarīsīs
accusativesarissam
sarīsam
sarissās
sarīsās
ablativesarissāsarissīs
sarīsīs
vocativesarissasarissae
sarīsae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa), alternative forms of σάρῑσα (sárīsa).

Quick answers

What does sarissa mean in Latin?
sarissa, a noun, means “sarissa (a long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation, associated with the Macedonians)”.
What is the genitive of sarissa?
The genitive singular is sarissae. sarissa is feminine, first declension.