Falcata, saunion and falarica...

[D B Campbell]

Latin is such an unknown quantity to me... hock:

Two of these words are Greek!

Falcata is a Latin feminine adjective meaning "curved". Pliny (e.g.) uses it to describe the shape of a rooster's tail feathers. There is a Latin word falx, which means a curved blade like a sickle. The plural of falx is falces.

Kopis is a Greek word meaning a "chopper" or "cleaver". One kopis, several kopides.

Saunion is a Greek word meaning "javelin". One saunion, several saunia.

Falarica/Falerica (depending on the text) as described by Livy

Phalarica is a particular type of Iberian missile mentioned by Livy (21.8 ). Lucan calls it a falarica (Pun. 6.198). I have never seen it spelled falerica, which sounds plain wrong! As a good Latin first declension noun, the plural is phalaricae/falaricae.