English → Latin
“glitter” in Latin
coruscōto shake, brandish, wave, move about; to shake, vibrate, flit; to strike or flash lightningmicōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to tremblefulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to splendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright; to be bright, distinguished or illustrious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
glitter
coruscare (the proper word; of flames, of lightning, of beams of light; poetical): micare (to gleam; of arms, of stars, etc.): fulgere (to shine, to reflect the rays of light, of arms, etc.): niere (to glisten, as things rubbed, polished, etc.): splendere (to shine with a clear, pure light).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for glitter?
- The usual Latin words for “glitter” are coruscō, micō, fulgeō; also splendeō. 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.