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sarissa

sarissa noun: a long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.

Noun

sarissa (plural sarissas or sarissae)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.

Forms of sarissa

pluralsarissas
pluralsarissae
alternative formsarisa

Origin of sarissa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σάρισσα (sárissa).

Questions about sarissa

What does sarissa mean?
Sarissa means a long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.
What part of speech is sarissa?
Sarissa is a noun.
What is the plural of sarissa?
The plural of sarissa is sarissas.

Words near sarissa in the dictionary

  1. sarisa
  2. sarisae
  3. sarisas
  4. sarishtadar
  5. sarishtadars
  6. sarissa
  7. sarissae
  8. sarissas
  9. sarissophoroi
  10. sarissophoros
  11. Sarit Sarak

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