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“hack” in Latin
caedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murderconcidōto fall down or together, tumble to the ground, collapse, break down, drop; to fall down lifeless in combat, to be slaugStātiusa masculine praenomen, famously held bycaballuspack-horse, jade, hack; nagequushorse; steed, chargerconductīciusof or pertaining to hire, hired, rentedcondūcōto lead, bring or draw together; assemble, collect; to connect, join, unite; close up; coagulate; to hire, rent, employ,mercēnāriushired for pay; mercenaryconterōto grind or crush to pieces; to bruise or crumble; to wear down or away, consumeterōto rub or triturate; to wear away or wear out, consume; to tread
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hack
To cut irregularly, caedere: concidere (to cut up into small pieces): [Vid: To CUT, To CHOP.]
To speak with stops or catches (Shakespeare), verba refringere (Statius, Sylv., 2, 1, 123).
hack
Horse for common use, caballus, or (general term) equus.
A hired horse, equus conducticius (with reference to the horse itself): equus conductus (with reference to him who hires it; compare with HIRE): *equus meritorius: equus vectigalis (with reference to him who lets it out; the latter, Cic., Phil., 2, 25, 62, after the definition of Manutius).
As adjective, conducticius: (mercede) conductus (the former with reference to the thing; the latter to the hirer): mercenarius (giving one’s services for pay; also of things; opposed to gratuitus).
Anything let out for hire [Vid: compounds of HACKNEY].
Much used, common, contritus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) communis et contritus (e.g., omnium communia et contrita praecepta): tritus: jam tritus sermone (e.g., of proverbs).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hack?
- The usual Latin words for “hack” are caedō, concidō, Stātius; also caballus, equus, conductīcius. 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.