English → Latin
“slab” in Latin
quadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square; to put in order, join properly, complete, perfect; to agree with, fit with, crustathe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab; plaster, mosaic or stucco work on a wallpaviōto beat, strike; to ram; to tread downterradry land (as opposed to watery parts of the Earth); ground, floor (the surface of the land); earth, soil, dirt, clay, clāreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town); ground for a house, a building-spot; a vacant space around o
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slab s.
quadra (a square slab, as used in the base of a pillar): crusta (e.g., a marble slab, crusta marmoris. Freund says that lamina may also be applied to marble). To cover with marble slabs, crustis marmoris operire aliquid: to cut into slabs, in crustas secare (e.g., marble).
slab v.
crustis alicujus rei operire (e.g., crustis marmoris): pavire (to pave; e.g., terram, aream): pavimentum facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slab?
- The usual Latin words for “slab” are quadrō, crusta, paviō; also terra, ārea. 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.