English → Latin
“crystal” in Latin
crystallinuscrystal; resembling crystal; crystallinevitreusvitreous, glassy; translucent; colored like iron(II) oxide in glass, colored aqua (glossed with viridis)crystalluma crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or stone resembling crystal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crystal s.
crystallus. Glass that is as clear as crystal, vitrum translucens quam proxima crystalli similitudine: made of crystal, crystallinus: a goblet of crystal, poculum crystallinum: like crystal, vitreus (i. e., transparent like glass). Rock-crystal, crystallus or crystallum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crystal?
- The usual Latin words for “crystal” are crystallinus, vitreus, crystallum. 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.