English → Latin
“blot” in Latin
linōto daub, besmear, anointmaculaa spot, speck, small mark or stain; a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, lābēsfall, collapse; subsidence; fault, defectaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
blot s.
(atramenti) litura; macula (PROP. and figuratively): labes, nota turpitudinis. Blot at backgammon, calculus nudus, apertus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for blot?
- The usual Latin words for “blot” are linō, macula, lābēs; also aperiō. 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.