English → Latin
“compartment” in Latin
loculusA small place; coffin; manger, stalllŏcŭlāmentuma case, box, receptacleforulībookcase or bookshelves; lower rows in the Circensian gamesparsa part, portion, piece, share; pars ... pars ..., some ... others ...; a party, fraction, sidemembrumlimb of the body; member.; the penis (membrum virīle); a portion, divisionāreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town); ground for a house, a building-spot; a vacant space around olŏcŭlātusfurnished with compartmentsarculaa small chest, box, casket or coffer; small perfume box or jewel casket; a windchest of an organ
The English word compartment itself goes back to Latin compartior.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compartment
loculus: loculamentum (any partition, i. e., separation in boxes, desks, etc.): foruli (compartments in book-cases, shelves): *pars, membrum, area (compartment in garden-bed): divided into compartments, loculatus (e.g., arcula).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compartment?
- The usual Latin words for “compartment” are loculus, lŏcŭlāmentum, forulī; also pars, membrum, ārea. 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.