English → Latin
“pike” in Latin
hastaa spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and used for thrustinglupuswolf (Canis lupus); hops (Humulus lupulus)lūciusa fish, probably the pike
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pike
A kind of weapon, hasta: a pikestaff, hasta pura: pikeman, miles hastatus.
A kind of fish, lupus (Plin.); lucius (Auson.); *esox lucius (Linn.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pike?
- The usual Latin words for “pike” are hasta, lupus, lūcius. 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.