English → Latin
“clatter” in Latin
crepōto rattle, rustle, clatter; to crack, creak; to prattle, talk noisilycrepitōto rattle, clatter, crackle, etc.; to chatter, mumblesonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context); to sound, utter, speak, express, call; to cry crepitusa rattling, creaking, rustling, clattering; flatulence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
clatter v.
crepare or (stronger) crepitare: sonare (general term). To clatter with their arms, armis concrepare: their arms clattered, increpuere arma.
Chatter, Vid.
clatter s.
crepitus (e.g., ringing of glasses). Clatter of arms, armorum sonus or sonitus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for clatter?
- The usual Latin words for “clatter” are crepō, crepitō, sonō; also crepitus. 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.