English → Latin
“ploughing” in Latin
arātiōploughing; arable landprōscissĭothe first ploughingiterātiōa repetition, iteration; a manumission granted to a freedman by which he received Roman citizenship.tertĭātĭoa doing a thing the third time
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ploughing
aratio (general term); proscissio (the breaking up of ground): iteratio (a second ploughing): tertiatio (a third ploughing); with or without arationis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ploughing?
- The usual Latin words for “ploughing” are arātiō, prōscissĭo, iterātiō; also tertĭātĭo. 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.