English → Latin
“ail” in Latin
cūrwhy; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motiveteneōto hold, have; to grasp; to possess, occupy, control; to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keep
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ail v.
Pain, dolorem mihi affert aliquid (mental): dolet mihi aliquid (bodily or mental): aegre facere alicui (mental).
Indefinitely, to affect. What ails you, that you, etc., quid est causae cur, etc.: quidnam esse causae putem, cur, etc. (both with subjunctive.)
To be ailing, tenui, or minus commoda, or non firma valetudine uti. To be always ailing, semper infirma atque etiam aegra valetudine esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ail?
- The usual Latin words for “ail” are cūr, teneō. 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.