English → Latin
“chime” in Latin
concinōto sing, chant etc. together; to agree or harmonizecōnspīrōto plot or conspire; to sound in unisoncōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspirecongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wsuccinōto sing to, accompany; to accord, agree
The English word chime itself goes back to Latin cymbalum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
chime s.
*tintinnabulorum concentus: *sonitus campanarum.
Harmony, Concordia vocum: sonorum concentus. or concentus concors et congruens.
chime v.
strike a bell, *campanam pulsare.
Harmonize, concinere: conspirare: consentire: congruere [Vid: AGREE]: not to chime [Vid: DISAGREE]. To chime in with a person’s discourse, *succinere alicui or alicujus sermoni; or succinere only (i. e., “sing the same tune after him:” clamat “victum date:” succinit alter: “et mihi,” etc., Hor., Ep., 1, 17, 43).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for chime?
- The usual Latin words for “chime” are concinō, cōnspīrō, cōnsentiō; also congruō, succinō. 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.