English → Latin
“eye-ball” in Latin
pūpulapupil (of the eye); little lass (term of endearment)pūpillaan underage orphan, female ward; the pupil of the eye
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eye-ball
pupula: pupilla: acies ipsa, qua cernimus, quae pupula vocatur (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eye-ball?
- The usual Latin words for “eye-ball” are pūpula, pūpilla. 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.