English → Latin
“stamp” in Latin
fōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, designsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignnōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriouspeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shapesignōto mark, sign; to seal, stamp; to statuenotōto mark, make a mark; to write, especially in shorthand; to write remarks or notespercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killplagulasheet of cloth or paper; bed-curtain; a slight stroke or blowmētiorto measure or estimate; to distribute or mete out; to traverse
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stamp s.
forma (instrument for stamping with): signum, nota (impression): species (appearance given to anything). Stamped paper, *plagula signo reipublicae notata: the price of stamps (i. e., a stamped paper), *pecunia, quae pro plagulis signatis solvitur (☞ not sigillum).
With the foot, pedis supplosio.
stamp v.
To impress with a mark, signare (general term): signo reipublicae signare or notare (to affix a public or official mark upon; e.g., plagulam): forma publica percutere: publice probare (e.g., mensuram). To stamp a thing, figuratively, alicui rei speciem alicujus rei conciliare.
To strike with the foot so as to make a noise, supplodere pedem: terram pede pulsare or percutere: terram pedibus tundere.
To beat, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stamp?
- The usual Latin words for “stamp” are fōrma, signum, nōtus; also speciēs, signō, notō. 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.