English → Latin
“scull” in Latin
calvushairless, baldcalvāriaa skull; Calvarycaputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; h
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scull s.
calva: calvaria (the proper word): caput (the head): ossa capitis (the head considered as a bone; e.g., to drink out of sculls, in ossibus capitum bibere).
scull v.
cymbam impellere (remis brevioribus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scull?
- The usual Latin words for “scull” are calvus, calvāria, caput. 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.