English → Latin
“rural” in Latin
rūsticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined, boorish, coarseagrestisrural; rustic; wild (of or pertaining to land, fields or the countryside); clownish; rude; uncultivated; coarse; savage;campesterlevel, even, flat; field, plain
The English word rural itself goes back to Latin rūs, through rūrālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rural
rusticus: agrestis: campestris (Cic.): rural occupations or affairs, res rusticae. A rural population, surtici. Devoted to rural pursuits, rusticis rebus deditus. Vid: also, RUSTIC.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rural?
- The usual Latin words for “rural” are rūsticus, agrestis, campester. 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.