English → Latin
“dog” in Latin
canōto sing, recite, play; to sound, play, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call; to foretell, predict, prophesycanīculadiminutive of canis; little dog; dogfish, sharkcatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf; iron fettercatelluspuppy, whelpValeriusName of a patrician Roman gens.alōto feed, to nourish, to nurture; to cultivate, to raise, to rear, etc. (as a child, an animal, etc.); to cause (a thing)canīnuscanine; of or pertaining to a dog.scelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, rscelestuswicked, villainous, criminal, abominable; calamitous, unfortunateindāgōto track, trace, hunt by tracking; to explore, investigate, search into
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dog s.
canis: a little dog, canicula: a young dog, catulus: catellus (young and small): a lap-dog, catellus, quem mulier in deliciis habet (Valerius, Max., 1, 5, 3): a house-dog, canis domesticus: to set dogs on anybody, canes immittere in aliquem: to keep dogs, canes habere, alere: of dogs, caninus: the barking of dogs, latratus canum: like a dog, canum more: the dog tax, tributum in singula canum capita impositum (after Caes., B.G., 3, 32): the bite of a dog, morsus canis; morsus canis rabiosi (of a mad dog): dog’s milk, lac caninum: dog’s mouth, rictus caninus (†). Dog-Lalin, *latinitas in culinis nata: Latinitas culinam redolens: dog-kennel, stabulum canum: tugurium canis (†): dog-skin, pellis canlna: dog-collar, Vid: below: dog’s-nose, rostrum canis: dog’s-tooth, dens caninus: dog’s tongue, lingua canis or canina: a mad dog, canis rabidus or rabiosus: to live the life of a dog, in miseria esse or versari: to treat anybody like a dog, alicui contumeliose injuriam facere; aliquem contumeliose vexare: to be as tired as a dog [Vid: DOG-TIRED]: to send to the dogs, projicere: to go to the dogs, pessum ire: perire.
Dog = the male of an animal (as dog-fox, etc), mas.
dog
(as epithet)(as epithet), scelus: scelestus, but plur., faex populi, sentina reipublicae (the French canaille); also homo deterrimus (a contemptible individual); homo ignavus (a coward).
dog v.
indagare: odorari. (The words are found in this connection and order.) indagare el odorari: investigare (to follow the trace of anything): odore aut aliquo leviter presso vestigio aliquid persequi (to follow by scent or track, as a dog; Cic., Verr., 4, 24, 54).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dog?
- The usual Latin words for “dog” are canō, canīcula, catulus; also catellus, Valerius, alō. 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.