English → Latin
“stripe” in Latin
līneaA linen thread.līmesa limit set between two estates or fields, border, boundary; a fortified boundary line, a boundary wall; a boundary, borvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging.; staff, walking stickplāgaplague, misfortune; stroke, blow, cut, strike; wound, gash, injuryverberlash, whip, scourge, rod; a thong of a sling or other similar projectile weapons; a stroke with a whip, a lashing, scourfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stripe s.
A line, linea: limes: virga (fascia, a cloudy streak in the sky, Juv.).
A blow, plaga: verber (usually plur., verbera).
stripe v.
virgis or lineis distinguere: striare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stripe?
- The usual Latin words for “stripe” are līnea, līmes, virga; also plāga, verber, fascia. 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.