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“flat” in Latin
plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearaequusequal; level, even, flat, horizontal; calmvapidusthat has emitted steam or vapor (i.e. its "spirit"); flat or vapid; that has lost its freshnessēdentulustoothlesslanguidusfaint, weak; dull, languid; sluggish, slowlangueōto be faint, weak; to be inactive, listless, idleinerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude; inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; stfrīgiduscold, cool, chilling, frigid; indifferent, feeble; dull, flat, insipid, trivial, pointless, vainsaxōsusrocky, stonymontuōsusmountainous, full of mountains
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flat
planus (without perceptible prominences or inequalities, opposed to asper, saxosus, montuosus or montanus): aequus (horizontally level; opposed to superior, inferior, acclivis): non fastigatus (not sloping; e.g., a roof, tectum): non profundus (having no depth). Flat bottoms, carinae planae: flat-bottomed vessels, naves planae carinis; naves piano alveo; naves paullo humiliores: the flat hand, palma (the natural); plana manus (the hand made flat, as opposed to the fist): a flat nose, nasus simus: a flat country, campus: the whole country is flat, omnia sunt campi. A flat coast, litus planum (the bottom not sinking rapidly); litus breve (having little depth of water).
Without spirit (of liquors), vapidus: edentulus (PROP.; toothless; IMPROP., of wine; Plaut., Poen., 3, 3, 87): gustu hebes (Col.; of wine, 3, 2, 24): iners ac sine sapore (Plin.; of the plant blitum). To become flat, evanescere or fugere.
Not lively, languidus, languens (without strength and life; e.g., a color, look, voice, thought): iners (without strength and expression; verses): frigidus (frosty, cold; e.g., a thought). To become flat, languescere; evanescere (to become dull): to be flat, languere; frigere (of a conversation, etc.).
flat s.
A plain, planities: aequor: aequus et planus locus: campus (with or without planus or apertus, level ground; opposed to mountainous or hilly country): aequata planities: exaequatio (a place that has been made level [SYN. in PLAIN]).
A shallow, Vid:
The broad side of a blade; e.g., to strike with the flat of his sword, lamina gladii percutere.
In music, perhaps sonus mollis (Kr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flat?
- The usual Latin words for “flat” are plānus, aequus, vapidus; also ēdentulus, languidus, langueō. 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.