What is the Latin word for loft?

The usual Latin words for “loft” are tabulātus, cella, grānārium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“loft” in Latin

tabulātusfloored (having a floor)cellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary; the part of a temple where the image of a god stood; altar, sanctuary, grānāriumgranary

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

loft

tabulatum; cellae (store-rooms, under the roofs): foenile (a hay-loft): granarium: cella penaria (for fruit or corn).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for loft?: The usual Latin words for “loft” are tabulātus, cella, grānārium. 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.