English → Latin
“tin” in Latin
vāsvessel, container, dish; vase; utensil, instrumentfactumfact, deed, act, doing, work; exploit, feat, accomplishment, achievementstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin (the metal)obdūcōto lead, conduct, bring or draw towards, before, forward or against; to cover by drawing over; cover over, overlay, over
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tin s.
plumbum album (☞ stannum, in ancient writers, denotes a composition of silver and lead; it began to be used in the sense of “tin” in the fourth century). Tin-ware, *res (vasa) e plumbo albo factae (facta): a tin mine, *fodina plumbi albi.
tin v.
To overlay with tin on the inside, *intus plumbo albo (stanno) obducere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tin?
- The usual Latin words for “tin” are vās, factum, stannum; also obdūcō. 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.