English → Latin
“beck” in Latin
nūtusa nod, nodding; a downward tendency or motion; the pull of gravity; a command, will, pleasure (the nod as an expression cōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, se
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beck s.
nutus: with the eyes, nutus oculorum: with the finger, nutus digiti: to be at anybody’s beck, ad nutum alicujus paratum, or praesto esse: to watch the least beck, alicujus nutum diligenter intueri: to act at a person’s beck, ad nutum cujus aliquid facere; nutu, quod volet aliquis, conficere: it costs me but a beck, and it is mine, nuta aliquid ab aliquo consequi possum: it would cost me but the slightest beck, si innuissem modo, hoc facile perfici posset: to give a private beck, fartim nutu signum dare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beck?
- The usual Latin words for “beck” are nūtus, cōnficiō. 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.