English → Latin
“brawl” in Latin
altercorto have a discussion or difference with another; dispute, quarrel, wrangle, argue; to strive to gain the victory over aniūrgōto quarrel, argue, brawl, dispute, scold; to chide, censure, blamerixorto quarrel, brawl, wrangle, disputealtercātiōdispute, debate; altercationiūrgiuma quarrel, strife, dispute, altercation, contention; abuse, invective; a legal dispute, a separation between husband andrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contentionlīslawsuit, action; contention, strife, quarrel
The English word brawl itself goes back to Latin brandus, through *brandus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brawl v.
altercari, jurgare, rixari. Brawl with one, jurgio contendere cum aliquo, rixari cum aliquo, rixa mihi est cum aliquo. Brawl with each other, inter se altercari, inter se rixari, jurgiis certare inter se.
brawl s.
altercatio, jurgium, rixa, lites (-ium).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brawl?
- The usual Latin words for “brawl” are altercor, iūrgō, rixor; also altercātiō, iūrgium, rixa. 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.