English → Latin
“cutlass” in Latin
ferrumiron; any tool made of iron; swordacīnacēsa sword or dagger used by the Persians, typically 40-60 cm in length.; A scimitar or shamshir.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cutlass
culter venatorius (a forester’s knife): ferrum (by metonymy, for any sword): acinaces (ἀκινάκης, the short sword of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; which, however, can only be used when we are speaking of those nations).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cutlass?
- The usual Latin words for “cutlass” are ferrum, acīnacēs. 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.