English → Latin
“ape” in Latin
sīmiaan ape, monkey; monkey; an imitatorcacozēlusbadly imitated; in bad tastesīmiolussmall ape or monkey (often as a term of abuse)pithēciuma little ape; a kind of flower, possibly monkey-flower (Mimulus) or snapdragon (Antirrhinum)imitorto represent, express, portray; to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to resemble, counterfeit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ape
simia: simius, poetically. A little ape, simiolus: pithecium (πιθίκιον, Plaut., contemptuously, of a damsel).
Foolish imitator, simia: *imitator ineptus: cacozelus (κακοζῆλος: especially an imitator of bad things or properties, e.g., in an orator, Suet.).
ape v.
perverse imitari: or, from context, imitari only. To ape anybody’s gait, alicujus incessum inepte exprimere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ape?
- The usual Latin words for “ape” are sīmia, cacozēlus, sīmiolus; also pithēcium, imitor. 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.