English → Latin
“fir” in Latin
abiēsthe silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood; anything made of deal (fir wood)sapīnusa kind of fir-fūsternathe upper part of a fir treeabiēgnusmade of fir or deal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fir
abies; abietis arbor: firs, abietis arbores: the top or crown of a fir, sapinus; the lower part, fusterna: made of the fir-tree, abiegnus: a wood of fir-trees, lucus abietis arboribus septus: fir wood, or wood of the fir-tree, lignum abiegnum: a forest of fir-trees, *silva abietum: the cone of the fir tribe, nucamentum squamatim compactum; also abietis nucamentum (Plin., 16, 10, 19).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fir?
- The usual Latin words for “fir” are abiēs, sapīnus, fūsterna; also abiēgnus. 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.