English → Latin
“pheasant” in Latin
phāsiānuspheasant (bird)phāsĭānīnusbelonging to pheasantsphāsĭānārĭusa pheasant-keeperPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).
The English word pheasant itself goes back to Latin phāsiānus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pheasant
phasianus, (avis) phasiana; *phasianus Colchicus (Linn.): of a peasant, phasianinus: a peasant-house, *vivarium phasianorum: one who keeps peasants, phasianarius (Paullus, Dig., 32, 1, 66).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pheasant?
- The usual Latin words for “pheasant” are phāsiānus, phāsĭānīnus, phāsĭānārĭus; also Paulus. 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.