English → Latin
“horse-pond” in Latin
equesterof or pertaining to an equestrian; of or pertaining to cavalry; knightly, belonging to the mounted knightsuōto put on (clothes etc.); don.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
horse-pond
locus ubi adaquari solent equi (Vid: Suet., Vit., 7): ☞ not fons caballinus, Persius, Prol., 1 = “fountain of Hippocrene.” HORSE-RACE, curriculum equorum: cursus equorum or equester: certamen equorum (as contest between the horses). ☞ Equiria were horse-races in honor of Mars.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for horse-pond?
- The usual Latin words for “horse-pond” are equester, uō. 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.