English → Latin
“barrow” in Latin
ferculumthat on which any thing is carried or borne; a frame, a barrow, litter, bier for carrying the spoils, the images of the majāliscastrated pig; swine (term of abuse)tumulusmound; hill; knoll; hillock; heap of earth; barrow; grave' tumulusgrūmuslittle heap of earth (not as big as a tumulus)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
barrow
a vehicle moved by the hand, ferculum; vehiculum trusatile. A mound, tumulus; grumus (tumulus, like ὄχθος, means either a natural or artificial elevation; grumus, only an artificial elevation, like χῶμα).
A hog, verres castratus; majalis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for barrow?
- The usual Latin words for “barrow” are ferculum, majālis, tumulus; also grūmus. 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.