English → Latin
“wardrobe” in Latin
vestiāriusperson taking care of a vestiarium – cloakroom in monastery; cloth merchant; tailorchorāgiumthe preparing and bringing out of a chorus; stage apparatus, scenery and costumes; pompvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturevestīmentumgarment, robe, article of clothing; clothes, clothing, garments
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wardrobe
vestiarium (the place and the clothes together): vestis scenica (the dresses of a theatre; Inscript.): choragium (dresses for the chorus in a theatre): vestis: vestimenta, -orum, neuter (general term, clothes). Vid: also, CLOTHES.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wardrobe?
- The usual Latin words for “wardrobe” are vestiārius, chorāgium, vestis; also vestīmentum. 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.