English → Latin
“flute” in Latin
tībiathe large shin bone, tibia; leg; a pipe, flute (originally of bone)faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to mtībiālistibial; of or pertaining to the tibia (shin bone)aulētĭcussuitable for a pipe
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flute
tibia (with the ancients usually tibiae, i. e., double-flute). To put the flute to one’s lips or mouth, tibiam ad labra referre: to play on the flute, tibia canere; (skillfully) scienter cantare tibia: fit or proper for the flute, tibialis: auleticus (e.g., calamus, i. e., the reed): one who sells flutes, qui tibias venditat (after Val. Max., 3, 4, extr., 2): the sound of the flute, tibiae cantus.
flute v.
(technical term architecture) striare. Fluted, striatus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flute?
- The usual Latin words for “flute” are tībia, faciō, tībiālis; also aulētĭcus. 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.