English → Latin
“bleed” in Latin
profundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squanderrescindōto cut off, cut or break down or back, cut or tear open or loose; to annul, abolish, abrogate, cancel, revoke, repeal, rsecōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgeryferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure; to cut, to thrust; to kill by striking, to slay, to give a deathpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to kill
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bleed
emit blood, sanguinem fundere (ojf men and the wound): sanguinem effundere or profundere: his nose bleeds, sanguis e naribus ei fluit. He has bled exceedingly, ingens vis sanguinis manavit. My heart bleeds at something, incredibilem dolorem ex aliqua re capio. How my heart bled! quantum animo vulnus accepi!
Let blood, sanguinem mittere alicui (e, g., ex brachio): alicui cordolium est (prae- and post-classical, Plaut., Apul.): venam incidere, rescindere, secare, ferire, percutere; alicui venam solvere et sanguinem mittere; alicui sanguinem mittere. He does not bleed freely, male sanguis emittitur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bleed?
- The usual Latin words for “bleed” are profundō, rescindō, secō; also feriō, percutiō. 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.