English → Latin
“beaker” in Latin
pōculuma drinking cup; as used in context to describe the experience of social drinking: having a drink, etc.calixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipescyphuscup, goblet; communion cupcantharusa large drinking vessel with handles hanging down, tankard; a kind of sea-fish, possibly a black seabream (Spondyliosoma
The English word beaker itself goes back to Latin bīcārium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beaker
poculum; calix (κύλεξ, a beaker of clay, glass, or metal, with one or more spouts. Vid: Juv., 5, 47, calix quatuor nasorum): scyphus: cantharus. SYN. in CUP.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beaker?
- The usual Latin words for “beaker” are pōculum, calix, scyphus; also cantharus. 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.