English → Latin
“bolt” in Latin
matĕrisa Celtic javelin, pikematarasort of javelin used by Gaulssagittaan arrow, shaft, bolt; the extreme thin part of a vine branch or shoot; the arrowhead (plant of the genus Sagittaria)pessulusa bolt (of a door)ō̆bexa bolt, bar; a barrier, wall; a hindrance, impediment, obstaclefulmenlightning that strikes or sets on fire; a thunderboltdīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts); to direct to a place, guide, steer; to distribute, crībrōto sift or sieveērumpōto break out (of), to burst out (of); to sally forth, rush out; to break out, burst forthprōrumpōto break or burst forth or out
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bolt
materis or matara (Vid: Caes., B.G., 1, 26): sagitta (arrow). Thunder-bolt, fulmen. Bolt upright, plane rectus; directus.
Bar, claustrum, pessulus, obex.
bolt v.
the door, pessulo januam claudere or oculudere, pessulum januae obdere. To bolt one out, aliquem excludere foras.
To sift, cribrare, cribro cernere or succernere, succernere.
Blurt out, projicere. INTR., erumpere, prorumpere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bolt?
- The usual Latin words for “bolt” are matĕris, matara, sagitta; also pessulus, ō̆bex, fulmen. 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.