English → Latin
“cap” in Latin
mitraturban; mitremitellaheadband, turban; bandagecalauticaA covering for the head of women, which fell down over the shouldersrēticuluma net; a fishnet; a hairnetgalēruma helmet made of skins; bonnet, cappilleusa felt cap worn at the Saturnalia, and given to freed slaves; liberty, freedomapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top.; The small rod (generally of olive wood) at the top of the flamen's tutulusA high headdress, formed by plaiting the hair in a cone over the forehead, worn expecially by the Flamen and his wifeflāmenpriest, flamencataphractuswearing armor, mailed
The English word cap itself goes back to Latin capitulum, through cappa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cap s.
for females, mitra; mitella (fastened under the chin): calautica (hanging down to the shoulders, a sort of veil): reticulum (confining the hair. like a net).
For men, galerus or galerum (κυνέη or κυνῆ): pileus (of felt) [Vid: HAT]: apex (the pointed cap of priests): tutulus, woolen cap worn by the Flamines, etc.). If the cap fits, you may wear it, hoc per me licet, in te dictum putes.
cap
take off the cap to anybody, caput aperire; caput nudare.
Top with anything, superintegere aliqua re. Armed CAP-A-PIE, a vertice ad talos armatus. Cataphractus (Licinius). Continuo ferro indutus (Tac.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cap?
- The usual Latin words for “cap” are mitra, mitella, calautica; also rēticulum, galērum, pilleus. 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.