artileri

Albanian

Noun

artileri f

  1. artillery

Declension

Declension of artileri
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative artileri artileria artileri artileritë
accusative artilerinë
dative artilerie artilerisë artilerive artilerive
ablative artilerish

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch artillerie, from Middle Dutch artillerie, from Middle French artillerie, from Old French artillerie (“collection of military engines, crossbows, lances etc.”), from artillier (“to equip, provide with contraptions”), alteration of atiller (“to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or, especially, pieces of armour”) (influenced by art), itself from a Vulgar Latin *apticlāre < *apticulāre, from Latin aptāre (“to make capable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [artiləˈri]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧lê‧ri

Noun

artilêri (plural artileri-artileri)

  1. (military) artillery:
    1. large projectile weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person; usually various types of cannon, but rocket artillery also exists
    2. an army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers

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