English → Latin
“skirt” in Latin
limbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel; limboōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearancefīnitimusbordering upon, adjoining, adjacent, neighbouring; close, near; concerning or originating from neighbouring people; men vīcīnusnear, neighboring; like, similar, kindredtangōto touch, grasp; to reach, arrive at, come to a place; to attain toattingōto come in contact with, touch; to assault; strike, attack; to touch, taste
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
skirt s.
limbus (on a garment): ora (figuratively; e.g., Galli oram extremam silvae circumsedissent, Liv., the outer skirts).
skirt v.
finitimum, vicinum, confinem esse alicui loco, adjacere alicui loco (to be near): tangere, attingere, contingere locum (to touch upon).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for skirt?
- The usual Latin words for “skirt” are limbus, ōs, fīnitimus; also vīcīnus, tangō, attingō. 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.