English → Latin
“stud” in Latin
clāvusa nail (metal spike); rudder; helm (of a boat)māsmale; manequitiumA herd or stable of horses kept for breeding; a stud farm
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stud
A nail with a large head, clavus. l| Button, *orbiculus or *fibula.
A collection of horses and mares, equaria (Varr.): equitium (Pand.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stud?
- The usual Latin words for “stud” are clāvus, mās, equitium. 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.