English → Latin
“cornet” in Latin
cornū̆horn; antler; tusk; the horns of the moonbūcinabugle; curved war trumpet; any trumpet in generalsignifersign-bearing, image-bearing,; bearing the heavenly signs or constellations, starryvēxillāriusstandard-bearer; chief of a group, gang; re-enlisted veteransaquiliferstandard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)cucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical wrapper or casepiperpepper
The English word cornet itself goes back to Latin cornū̆.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cornet
A wind instrument, cornu: buccina: to blow a cornet, cornu or buccinam inflare.
In the army, signifer: vexillarius [SYN. in COLORS]: aquilifer (who carried the Roman eagle).
A woman’s head-dress [Vid: CAP].
Of paper, cucullus (e.g., piperis, Martisalis. 3, 2): *capsula chartacea (Bau.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cornet?
- The usual Latin words for “cornet” are cornū̆, būcina, signifer; also vēxillārius, aquilifer, cucullus. 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.