English → Latin
“inlet” in Latin
adeōto approach, go to; to attend (a performance); to undertake, undergoaccēdōto go or come toward, approach, reach; to advance, attack; to be added, joinintroitusa going in or into, entering; an entrance; a place of entrance; passage; mouth of a river; an entering or entrance into faucēsthe upper part of a throat; pharynx; gullet; a narrow entrance; entry passage; defile; gorge; the jaws of the earth; gulōstiumdoor; entrance; estuaryōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearanceportusharbor, port; haven, refuge, asylum, retreat; warehousespecuscave, grotto; ditch, canal, drain; pit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inlet
aditus (to anything, ad aliquid; also, figuratively): accessus (rare): introitus (in aliquid, PROP. and figuratively): fauces (narrow inlet): ostium (into a harbor, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) introitus atque ostium (e.g., portūs): os (mouth; e.g., into a cave, specūs).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inlet?
- The usual Latin words for “inlet” are adeō, accēdō, introitus; also faucēs, ōstium, ōs. 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.