English → Latin
“sackbut” in Latin
būcinabugle; curved war trumpet; any trumpet in generalbūcinumtrumpet call, blast on a trumpet; a kind of shellfish
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sackbut
perhaps *buccina. Sound of the sackbut, buccinae sonus; buccinum. The sackbut sounds, buccinatur; buccinat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sackbut?
- The usual Latin words for “sackbut” are būcina, būcinum. 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.