English → Latin
“misprint” in Latin
mendadefect, blemish (on the body); mistake, error, blundererrōto wander, rove, stray, roam; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth, to mistakeomittōto let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose; to lay aside, give up, abandon, neglect or disregard; to omit, leavepeccōto sin, transgress, commit a wrongdoing; to mess up
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misprint v.
*typis mendose exscribere or describere aliquid.
misprint s.
*mendum or erratum typographicum; *error typographicus; *operarum mendum or error: a bad misprint, *vitium typographicum: a list of misprints, *index eorum quae typothetae or operae neglexerunt, omiserunt, or peccarunt: to correct misprints, *librum ab operarum erroribus purgare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misprint?
- The usual Latin words for “misprint” are menda, errō, omittō; also peccō. 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.