English → Latin
“hay-maker” in Latin
faenisexhay-mower, hay-cutter; countryman, rusticconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert; to turn over (soil etc); to turn back or recoilsiccōto dry, drain, exhaust
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hay-maker
foeniseca: foenisex (the mower): *qui (quae) foenum movet, convertit (Col.) or siccat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hay-maker?
- The usual Latin words for “hay-maker” are faenisex, convertō, siccō. 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.