English → Latin
“lap” in Latin
gremiumlap; bosom; embracesinusa bent surface; a curve, fold, hollow; a gulf, bay, bight; the chord of an arc; a sinesedeōto sit, to be seated; to sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside; to keep the field, remaiinvolvōto roll to or upon something; to roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil; to involvlambōto lick, lap; to tastelingōto lick (up)linguathe tongue; a tongue, utterance, language, speech
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lap s.
gremium (the proper word): sinus (litterally, bosom; hence, folds of a garment): to be in anybody’s lap, esse (sedere) in gremio alicujus: to be nursed in the lap of fortune, fortunae filium or alumnum esse (Hor., Sat., 2, 6, 49: Plin., 7, 7, 5); albae gallinae esse filium (Juv., 13, 141). ☞ Fortunae in gremio sedere (Cic., Div., 2, 41 85) PROP.: not to be used in a figuratively sense.
lap v.
To infold, involve, involvere or obvolvere aliqua re.
To lick up, lambere (linguā); lingere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lap?
- The usual Latin words for “lap” are gremium, sinus, sedeō; also involvō, lambō, lingō. 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.