peltastn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛltast/, U.S.

/ˈpɛlˌtæst/

Inflections: Plural peltastae, peltasts.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin peltasta.

Etymology: < classical Latin peltasta foot soldier equipped with a pelta < ancient Greek πελταστής , either < πελτάζειν to serve as a peltast ( < πέλτη pelta n.) + -τής , suffix forming agent nouns, or < πέλτη + -στής (in ἀσπιστής soldier equipped with a shield < ἀσπιδ- , ἀσπίς shield (see aspidistra n.) + -τής, suffix forming agent nouns).

Classical History.

A foot soldier equipped with a pelta (pelta n. 1a) and javelin.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > foot-soldier > types of

kern1351

brigand?a1400

yeomana1400

peltast1600

miquelet1670

appointee1728

hoplite1728

light-bob1778

askar1826

zephyr1847

dough1909

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxi. xxxvi. 794 Certaine targatiers, whom they call Peltastæ.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 67 In the meane time Cherisophus..sent the Peltasts, and Slingers, and Archers ouer to Xenophon.

1756 J. Hampton tr. Polybius Gen. Hist. v. 444 The Peltastæ, who were commanded by Leontius, being divided into cohorts,were ordered to force their way through the breach, and to storm the city.

1784 W. Mitford Hist. Greece I. vi. 226 A middle order of soldiers between the heavy and the light-armed, called Peltastæ, who carried missile weapons, yet were not incapable of close fight.

1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece VI. ii. xlix. 258 Peltasts, a species of troops between heavy-armed and light-armed, furnished with a pelta (or light shield) and short spear or javelin.

1896 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 16 38 The second force consisting of: (a) The crews of between seventy and eighty ships. (b) 800 archers. (c) About 800 peltasts.

1928 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 39 100 For the fulfilment of what Thucydides regards as an extravagant promise, he asks for nothing but a force of non-citizen peltasts and archers.

1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men iii. 53 Javelin-throwing light troops, or peltasts, engaged first at longer ranges; then the phalanxes..rushed together to finish the issue at close quarters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peltast
释义	peltastn. Brit. /ˈpɛltast/, U.S. /ˈpɛlˌtæst/ Inflections: Plural peltastae, peltasts. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin peltasta. Etymology: < classical Latin peltasta foot soldier equipped with a pelta < ancient Greek πελταστής , either < πελτάζειν to serve as a peltast ( < πέλτη pelta n.) + -τής , suffix forming agent nouns, or < πέλτη + -στής (in ἀσπιστής soldier equipped with a shield < ἀσπιδ- , ἀσπίς shield (see aspidistra n.) + -τής, suffix forming agent nouns). Classical History. A foot soldier equipped with a pelta (pelta n. 1a) and javelin. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > foot-soldier > types of kern1351 brigand?a1400 yeomana1400 peltast1600 miquelet1670 appointee1728 hoplite1728 light-bob1778 askar1826 zephyr1847 dough1909 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxi. xxxvi. 794 Certaine targatiers, whom they call Peltastæ. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 67 In the meane time Cherisophus..sent the Peltasts, and Slingers, and Archers ouer to Xenophon. 1756 J. Hampton tr. Polybius Gen. Hist. v. 444 The Peltastæ, who were commanded by Leontius, being divided into cohorts,were ordered to force their way through the breach, and to storm the city. 1784 W. Mitford Hist. Greece I. vi. 226 A middle order of soldiers between the heavy and the light-armed, called Peltastæ, who carried missile weapons, yet were not incapable of close fight. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece VI. ii. xlix. 258 Peltasts, a species of troops between heavy-armed and light-armed, furnished with a pelta (or light shield) and short spear or javelin. 1896 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 16 38 The second force consisting of: (a) The crews of between seventy and eighty ships. (b) 800 archers. (c) About 800 peltasts. 1928 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 39 100 For the fulfilment of what Thucydides regards as an extravagant promise, he asks for nothing but a force of non-citizen peltasts and archers. 1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men iii. 53 Javelin-throwing light troops, or peltasts, engaged first at longer ranges; then the phalanxes..rushed together to finish the issue at close quarters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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