English → Latin
“hay” in Latin
faenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreekcaedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murdersuccīdōto cut off, through, or away from below, cut or mow down, fellvinciōto bind, tie up, fetter; to lace, fasten; to surround, guard
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hay
foenum: To make or cut hay, foenum secare, caedere, succidere; foenum demetere: to carry hay, foenum percipere; foenum sub tectum congerere or tecto inferre (if put in a hay-loft or under cover): to bind hay in bundles, foeni manipulos facere, vincire; foenum in manipulos colligare: to cock hay, foenum in metas exstruere (Col.): to carry and stack hay, foenum succisum tractare et condere: to turn hay, foenum movere or converter (Col.): to dry hay, siccare: if the hay is stacked when too green, it will take fire, foenum si nimium succum retinuerit, saepe, cum concaluit, ignem creat et incendium (i. e., sets the barn, tabulatum, on fire): it’s no use turning the hay when it is wet, (foenum) si permaduit, inutile est udum movere (Col.): to throw the hay carelessly together, foenum temere congerere (opposed to making a regular stack, componere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hay?
- The usual Latin words for “hay” are faenum, caedō, succīdō; also vinciō. 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.