English → Latin
“screen” in Latin
umbrāculumshade, shelter; parasol, umbrella; bower, arbour (shady retreat)praesidiumdefence, protection, guardianship; help, aid, assistance; guard, garrison, convoy, escorttūtēlatutelage, guardianship; dependent, client; watching, keeping, charge, caretegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protectprōtegōto cover; to protect, defendtueorto look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; to care for, guard, defend, protect, support, compensate or make up for; to uphtūtorto guard, protect, defend; to ward off, avert
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
screen s.
PROP., perhaps umbraculum.
Figuratively, praesidium: tutela
screen v.
tegere, protegere, aliquem or aliquid: munire aliquid ab aliqua re: tueri, tutari, defendere aliquem, aliquid, ab aliqua re. To screen anybody from punishment, poenae eripere aliquem: poenam ab aliquo avertere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for screen?
- The usual Latin words for “screen” are umbrāculum, praesidium, tūtēla; also tegō, prōtegō, tueor. 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.