English → Latin
“apiary” in Latin
apiāriusan apiarist, an apiculturist, a beekeeperalveāriumbeehive; kneading troughmellāriusOf or pertaining to honey.
The English word apiary itself goes back to Latin apis, through apiārium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
apiary
apiarium (Col.): alvear or alvearium: mellarium (Varr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for apiary?
- The usual Latin words for “apiary” are apiārius, alveārium, mellārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.