English → Latin
“spar” in Latin
canthēriusa gelding; an ass, mule; a man impotent through agecapreolusa roe deer, roebuckexerceōto keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action); to harass, worcertōto match, vie with, emulate; to fight, wrestle; to contend, compete, raceāthlētawrestler, athlete
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spar s.
A kind of stone, lapis specularis (Plin.); argyrolithus (technical term).
spar s.
A round piece of wood, canterius (Vitr.). A little spar, capreolus (Caes.).
spar v.
PROP., se exercere or (passive in middle sense) exerceri (to practise, it being understood from the context that the persons are boxing; athletae se exercentes; athletae, cum exercentur): *se exercere pugnis certando (after se exercere saliendo, Plaut., and pugnis certare, Cic.).
Figuratively, (de doctrina) digladiari inter se, cum aliquo; certare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spar?
- The usual Latin words for “spar” are canthērius, capreolus, exerceō; also certō, āthlēta. 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.