What is the Latin word for bleat?

The usual Latin words for “bleat” are bālō, bālātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“bleat” in Latin

bālōto bleat, baa; to talk foolishly bālātusa bleat, bleating

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bleat

balare, poetical; balatum exercere, Verg.; balatus dare, Ov.

Bleating, balatus.

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What is the Latin word for bleat?: The usual Latin words for “bleat” are bālō, bālātus. 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.