English → Latin
“shape” in Latin
figūrashape, form, figure; shape; taunt, quip, jibefōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, designspeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shapefōrmōto shape, form, fashion, formatcōnfōrmōto form, fashion or shape (skilfully); to outline or describe; to conform tofigūrōto form, fashion, shapefingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough); to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle; to adorn, dress, arrangecōnfingōto form, fashion, fabricate; to invent, devise, feign, pretend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shape s.
figura: forma: species. (The words are found in this connection and order.) figura et forma; forma figuraque; figura et species; forma atque species; species atque figura or forma. SYN. and PHR. in FORM.
shape v.
formare: conformare: figurare: fingere: confingere. (The words are found in this connection and order.) fingere et formare: formam alicujus rei facere. [SYN. in FORM.] To shape one’s course, cursum dirigere aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shape?
- The usual Latin words for “shape” are figūra, fōrma, speciēs; also fōrmō, cōnfōrmō, figūrō. 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.