English → Latin
“cloy” in Latin
satiōto satisfy; to sate, satiate; to saturate, impregnate (fill to satiety)exsatiōto satisfy, satiateexsaturōto satisfy, satiate
The English word cloy itself goes back to Latin clāvus, through *inclāvāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cloy
satiare (to cause anybody to have enough of anything, PROP. and figuratively) with anything, aliqua re: satarare (to fill so that the person is incapable of taking any more, PROP. and figuratively) with anything, aliqua re: exsatiare (to satisfy fully, vino ciboque, Liv.): exsaturare (Cic., saturare strengthened). To cloy one’s self, se usque ad nauseam ingurgitare: vino ciboque exsatiari. I am cloyed with anything, satietas alicujus rei me tenet: me taedet or pertaesum est alicujus rei (am wearied of it even to loathing): explere (to fill, quench, PROP. and IMPROP.): satietatem or fastidium afferre: satietatem creare: fastidium movere alicui; taedium afferre; taedio officere aliquem; nauseam facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cloy?
- The usual Latin words for “cloy” are satiō, exsatiō, exsaturō. 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.