English → Latin
“water-pot” in Latin
hydriajug, ewer, urnurnaurn, a moderately sized vessel for drawing water; ballot box, particularly the urns used in gathering Roman ballots undegūtusjug, flask (narrow-necked)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
water-pot
vas aquarium (general term): hydria (ὑδρία) or (pure Latin) urna (a watering-pan; Vid: Fragm., Epigr., Cic., or Laureae Tullii, in Collect., Pithoei, p. 30): guttus (a can with a narrow spout or mouth; also used in pouring libations): ☞ alveolus ligneus in Phaedrus = a small pail used in sprinkling water in order to lay the dust).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for water-pot?
- The usual Latin words for “water-pot” are hydria, urna, gūtus. 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.