English → Latin
“knot” in Latin
nectōto connect, interweave, attach, unite; relate; to bind, tie, fasten; to bind by obligation, oblige, make liablenōdusa knot (in rope); a knot (in wood); a knobarticulusa point connecting various parts of the body; joint, knot, knuckle.; a limb, member, finger; a short clause; a single wotūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence; the cyclamen or other similar plants with tuberous roots; a truffle (geniculumlittle knee, knee; knot or joint on the stalk of a plantgeniculātuswith bended knees; knotty (full of knots), jointed, geniculateddifficultāsdifficulty, distress, trouble, hardship
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
knot v.
nodum facere or nectere.
knot s.
(1) (1) general term, any round, especially hard, rising on a body. (a) On animals, nodus (general term): articulus (in a joint): tuber (a hardened swelling). (b) In wood, on boughs, nodus. (c) On a stalk, nodus: articulus: geniculum: having knots, geniculatus. (2) A knot that is tied, nodus (also as a star, and figuratively = hindrance, difficulty): difficultas (figuratively, difficulty): to make or tie a knot, nodum facere, nectere: to draw a knot tight, nodum astringere: to loosen, undo a knot, nodum solvere, expedire (PROP. and figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for knot?
- The usual Latin words for “knot” are nectō, nōdus, articulus; also tūber, geniculum, geniculātus. 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.