What is the Latin word for lop?

The usual Latin words for “lop” are dēcidō, abscīdō, praecīdō; also succīdō, amputō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“lop” in Latin

dēcidōto fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; to die, fall dead; to sink, perish abscīdōto cut off (with an instrument), cut short; to amputate; to deprive (of), cut off, detract praecīdōto cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate; to beat to pieces, batter, smash; to cut off or across, avoid,succīdōto cut off, through, or away from below, cut or mow down, fell amputōto prune, cut off, lop off; to curtail, shorten

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

lop

decidere, abscidere (with a sharp instrument; ☞ not abscindere, i. e., to tear off): praecidere (to lop off from the forepart, or in front): succidere (from below): to lop off one’s hands, manus alicui praecidere (Hirt.): manum praecidere gladio (Cic.): to lop off one’s ears, desecare aures (Cic.); decidere aures (Tac.): to lop trees, arbores interlucare (Plin.); amputare (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for lop?: The usual Latin words for “lop” are dēcidō, abscīdō, praecīdō; also succīdō, amputō. 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.