English → Latin
“ache” in Latin
dolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeancecruciōto crucify; to torturetormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this, artillery; a (twisted) cord or rope; an instrument of doleōto hurt, suffer (physical pain); to be sorry, to grieve for, lament, deplorecondolēscōto (begin to) feel severe pain, suffer greatly, achedēnsa tooth; a tooth, point, spike, prong, tine, fluke, or any tooth-like projection; tooth of envy, envy, ill will
The English word ache itself goes back to Latin apium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ache
(no Latin word expresses the notion of ache as a particular kind ofpain)(no Latin word expresses the notion of ache as a particular kind ofpain), dolor (pain generally, whether of body or mind): cruciatus (excruciating pain): tormentum (torture; racking pain).
ache v.
dolere (in body or mind): condolescere (mostly in the perfect). The wind had made my head ache, caput mihi de vento condoluit (Plaut.): my side ached, condoluit mihi latus (so pes; dens; tactum dolore corpus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ache?
- The usual Latin words for “ache” are dolor, cruciō, tormentum; also doleō, condolēscō, dēns. 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.