English → Latin
“amain” in Latin
vehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphaticvaldēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intenselygravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vi
The English word amain itself goes back to Latin vāgīna, through *invagīnare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amain
vehementer; valde; graviter; acriter; acerbe: concente.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amain?
- The usual Latin words for “amain” are vehemēns, valdē, gravis; also ācer, acerbus. 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.