English → Latin
“plaster” in Latin
mortāriummortar (used with a pestle); mortar (mixture of lime, sand, and water)harēnātussandy (covered with sand)gypsumgypsum; a plaster figuretēctōriuscoveringemplastrumplaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding, scutcheon, shieldcontegōto conceal, hide or cover up; to protect; to clothepariēsa wall; the wall of a house or room
The English word plaster itself goes back to Latin emplastrum, through plastrum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plaster s.
Mixture of lime, mortarium: materia ex calce et arena (mortar, Vitr.): arenatum (consisting of one part lime and two parts sand): gypsum (sulphate of lime; used also, as a stucco): tectorium, with or without opus (plaster-work): opus albarium (ornamental stucco-work). To lay on, to coat with plaster [Vid: to PLASTER, v.] .
Medical application, emplastrum. To lay a plaster on, emplastrum imponere (Cels.).
plaster v.
(In building)(In building), trullissare (technical term): inducere aliquid alicui rei or super aliquid: illinere aliquid alicui rei: circumlinere aliquid aliqua re: contegere or integere aliquid aliqua re. [SYN. in COAT, v.] To plaster walls with mud, parietibus, etc., lutum inducere (Vitr.).
To put on a (medical) plaster, emplastrum imponere (Cels.); *emplastro tegere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plaster?
- The usual Latin words for “plaster” are mortārium, harēnātus, gypsum; also tēctōrius, emplastrum, contegō. 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.