English → Latin
“salt-cellar” in Latin
salīnumsalt cellar (tableware)Catullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
salt-cellar
salinum (Hor.): concha salis (Hor., Sat.): salillum (a small salt-cellar, Catullus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for salt-cellar?
- The usual Latin words for “salt-cellar” are salīnum, Catullus. 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.