What is the Latin word for sty?

The usual Latin words for “sty” are suīle, hara, hordeolus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sty” in Latin

suīlea pigsty haraAn animal pen.; A chicken coop.; A pigsty.hordeolusa stye in the eye

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sty

Pen for swine, suile: hara.

A humour in the eyelid, crithe (technical term, Greek, Cels., 7, 7): hordeolus (Marcellinus, Emp.).

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What is the Latin word for sty?: The usual Latin words for “sty” are suīle, hara, hordeolus. 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.