English → Latin
“tun” in Latin
dōliuma large earthenware vessel, hogshead, cask; cauldron, large brass pot, barrel, vatsēriusgrave; earnest; seriousīnfundōto pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse
The English word tun itself goes back to Latin tunna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tun s.
A large cask, dolium (very large): seria (of a long shape).
A liquid measure, *centum urnae.
tun v.
*in dolium, seriam, infundere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tun?
- The usual Latin words for “tun” are dōlium, sērius, īnfundō. 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.