What is the Latin word for ceil?

The usual Latin words for “ceil” are legō, sternō, cōnsternō; also īnsternō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ceil” in Latin

legōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint sternōto spread, stretch out, spread out; to calm, still, moderate; to cover, spread with, scatter with, bestrew with, besprin cōnsternōto alarm, shock, startle, terrify, throw into confusion īnsternōto cover (over); to strew (on)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ceil

conclave lacunari ornare (Vitr.: not aliquid lacunare, which in Ov., Met., 8, 563, is “to ornament in the manner of a fretted ceiling”). N.B. - If the ceiling was not an ornamented one, legere: sternere: consternere: insternere may be used.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ceil?: The usual Latin words for “ceil” are legō, sternō, cōnsternō; also īnsternō. 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.