English → Latin
“backside” in Latin
natōto swim or float; to swim across; to overflow withclūnisrump, buttocksclūniculalittle rump; buttocks
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
backside
para posterior; pars aversa.
Of an animal: nates (of a man): clunes (buttock, ofmen or animals: diminutive, cluniculae).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for backside?
- The usual Latin words for “backside” are natō, clūnis, clūnicula. 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.