What is the Latin word for drain?

The usual Latin words for “drain” are incīlis, cloāca, Trā̆ius; also siccō, palūs, ager. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“drain” in Latin

incīliscut in cloācaAn underground drain, sewer.; cloaca (anatomical feature serving as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectu Trā̆iusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name".siccōto dry, drain, exhaust palūsswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool agerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territory

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

drain s.

incilis fossa, incile (for water); fossa percussa ad colligendum humorem circumjacentium agrorum (for collecting the water from lands; Plin., Ep. 10, 70, 4); cloaca (a sewer, explained, Liv., 1, 56, by receptaculum purgamentorum). A clearing of drains, i. e., sewers, purgatio cloacarum (Traj. ap. Plin., Ep. 10, 4): to open a drain, incile aperire; to make one, incile ducere.

drain v.

(a field, etc.)(a field, etc.), siccare (general term, to dry up, paludes, agros, etc.): fossis siccare (e.g., humidum locum): fossas percutere ad colligendum humorem agrorum: *fossis percussis humorem agri colligere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for drain?: The usual Latin words for “drain” are incīlis, cloāca, Trā̆ius; also siccō, palūs, ager. 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.