English → Latin
“astride” in Latin
vāricōto spread the legs apart; to straddlepēsa place to tread one's foot: territory, ground, soil; a rope attached to a sail in order to set; tempo, pace, time
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
astride
[Vid: ASTRADDLE.] [Vid: ASTRADDLE.] Observe, varicare is to stand with the legs wide apart: divaricatis cruribus or pedibus is “with legs or feet wide apart.”
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for astride?
- The usual Latin words for “astride” are vāricō, pēs. 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.