English → Latin
“fust” in Latin
scāpusstem, stalk (of a plant); shaft (or similar upright column)taeterfoul, noisome, disgusting (smell); offensive, revolting, foul; shocking, hideous, loathsomefoedōto make foul or filthy, soil, dirty; defile, pollute, disfigure, mar, deform; to dishonor, disgrace
The English word fust itself goes back to Latin fūstis, through fusta.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fust
The shaft of a column, scapus.
Strong smell, odor gravis: odor malus or teter: odor foedus: foedor. SYN. in SMELL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fust?
- The usual Latin words for “fust” are scāpus, taeter, foedō. 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.