polyspaston

English

Noun

polyspaston (plural polyspastons)

  1. (historical) A hoisting-tackle with many pulleys.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston, “compound pulley”).

Pronunciation

Noun

polyspaston n (genitive polyspastī); second declension

  1. A hoisting-tackle with many pulleys.
    • c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 10.5:
      Hoc genus machinae polyspaston appellatur, quod multis orbiculorum circumitionibus et facilitatem summam praestat et celeritatem.
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Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative polyspaston polyspasta
genitive polyspastī polyspastōrum
dative polyspastō polyspastīs
accusative polyspaston polyspasta
ablative polyspastō polyspastīs
vocative polyspaston polyspasta
  • pentaspaston

Descendants

  • English: polyspast
  • French: polyspaste
  • Spanish: polispasto

References

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