English → Latin
“lock” in Latin
objectācŭluma barrier, damcirrusa curl; the fringe of clothes; the tentacle of an octopuscincinnusa curled lock of hair; an oratorical ornament too artificial, excessive or elaborateānulusA ring, especially a finger ring; A signet ringigniāriusof or belonging to fireclaudōto shut up, close, lock; to imprison, confine; to encompass, surroundconclūdōto conclude, finish; to define; to shut up, confine, containphrasisdiction; expression, sense, meaningsignōto mark, sign; to seal, stamp; to statueobsignōto seal up; to affix a seal to; to seal an accusation; to pledge or mortgage under hand and seal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lock
An instrument for fastening, claustrum. ☞ The ancients used a bolt or bar in the place of our lock and key; in some cases they had a contrivance, by means of a thong with a loop or hook, for removing the bolt from the outside of a door; sometimes, also, they employed a seal; e.g., Plaut., Cas., 2, 1, 1, obsignate cellas, referte annulum ad me; as if one should say, lock them up and bring the key to me. To put under lock and key, sub signo et claustris ponere.
A wear; dam, objectaculum (Varr.).
A tuft of hair, cirrus (natural): cincinnus (artificial): annulus (ringlet).
Part of a gun, *igniarium.
lock v.
To fasten with a lock, claustrum objicere alicui rei: to lock up, claudere; concludere. ☞ The ancients sometimes employed a seal instead of a lock and key; hence the classical phrases, signare: obsignare: annulo vindicare: to lock up in anything, concludere, includere (to shut in) in re: to lock one’s self up in Ike house, se includere domi: to lock anyone up (in prison), aliquem in custodiam includere.
To trig (a wheel), (rotam) sufflamipare (Sen.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lock?
- The usual Latin words for “lock” are objectācŭlum, cirrus, cincinnus; also ānulus, igniārius, claudō. 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.