piiramismasin

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + masin (machine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˌmɑsin/, [ˈpiːrɑmisˌmɑsʲin]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsin
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧ma‧sin

Noun

piiramismasin (genitive piiramismasina, partitive piiramismasinat)

  1. (historical) siege engine
    Sõjaretkeks valmistujad ehitasid kiviheite- ja piiramismasinaid.
    The people preparing for the campaign were building catapults and siege engines.

Declension

References

  • piiramismasin in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), piiramismasin”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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