English → Latin
“rust” in Latin
rōbīgōrust (on metals); mildew; rust (on plants)ferrūgōrust (or the colour), specifically iron-rust or its colouraerūgōrust of copper, verdigris; canker of the mind, ill will, envy, avaricesentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to uncorripiōto seize or snatch up, catch, lay violent hands on, take hold of, grasp quickly; to hurry up, hasten, set up quickly; to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rust s.
rubigo (general term): ferrugo (on iron): aerugo (verdigris, on copper or brass). Iron contracts rust, rubigo corripit ferrum. Iron is eaten out with rust, ferrum rubigine raditur.
rust v.
Intransitively, rubiginem trahere or sentire; rubigine obduci; rubigine laedi or corripi (general term): in aeruginem incidere (of brass or copper). The mind rusts with inactivity, incultu atque socordia torpescit ingenium (Sall.); ingenium longa rubigine laesum torpet (Ov., Trist., 5, 12, 21).
Transitively, rubiginem obducere alicui rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rust?
- The usual Latin words for “rust” are rōbīgō, ferrūgō, aerūgō; also sentiō, corripiō. 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.