English → Latin
“house-dog” in Latin
aedistemple, shrine; tomb; roomcustōsa guard, protector, watchman; a guardian, tutor; a jailerPetrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
house-dog
canis domesticus, or *canis tecti, aedium, etc., custos (as guard; custos, of dogs, Verg., 3, 406; Col., 7, 12): catenarius canis (as chained up, Petronius, Sat., 72, 7; Sen., De Ir., 3, 37).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for house-dog?
- The usual Latin words for “house-dog” are aedis, custōs, Petrōnius. 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.