English → Latin
“pot” in Latin
figlīnusof or pertaining to a potterillethat, yon; thoseollŭlaa little pottestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of aollārisbelonging to a pot
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pot s.
vas fictile: figlinum: olla (for cooking, etc.): diminutive, ollula: vas testaceum, testa (a flower-pot).
pot v.
condere aliquid olla (Plin.). To pot fish, pisces muria condire (if any fish-pickle is used). To gather olives for potting, olivas conditui legere (Col.). Potted, i. e., preserved in pots, ollaris (e.g., uva).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pot?
- The usual Latin words for “pot” are figlīnus, ille, ollŭla; also testa, ollāris. 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.