English → Latin
“cower” in Latin
subsīdōto crouch, squat, sit down, set down, sink; to settle, subside; to crouch down on the watch, lie in wait, lie in ambushconquinīscōto crouch down, squat
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cower
genua flectere (general term): subsidere or in genua subsidere: se demittere: conquiniscere (pre-classical).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cower?
- The usual Latin words for “cower” are subsīdō, conquinīscō. 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.