English → Latin
“brim” in Latin
margōborder, margin, edgeōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearancelabrumlip; edge, margin, brim, lipsuperusabove, upper, higher
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brim
margo: ora (the former as a line, the latter as a space, especially of a border, an ornamental, or at least artificial, edging): labrum (PROP. “lip,” the edge, brim, etc., of something hollow). Brim of a cup, poculi orae or labra.
Upper surface, summus, with a substantive.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brim?
- The usual Latin words for “brim” are margō, ōs, labrum; also superus. 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.