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“cramp” in Latin
spasmuscramp, convulsion, spasmtetanusA stiffness or spasm of the neck; tetanus; The disease caused by Clostridium tetani.fībulaclasp, buckle, brooch, pin, latchet, brace; connection, bond, fetter; surgical instrument for drawing together the lips catusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-soundingcoangustōto confine, compress, enclose; to limit, restrictcoartōto press together, compress, contract, confine; to abridge, shorten (of time); to abridge, compress (of discourse)circumscrībōto draw a line around, enclose in a circle, circumscribe; to enclose, limit, bound, restrain, hem in; to abate, subsidecoërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, keereprimōto repress; to check, prevent or restraincontrahōto draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass; to bring about, accomplish, execut
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cramp s.
Spasm, spasmus (σπασμός, Cels., 2, 1, p. 54, ed. Bip., nervorum distentio; Plin. and later writers always use spasmus); tetanus (τέτανος, Cels. etc.): rigor nervorum. [Vid: SPASM for phrases.]
Cramp-iron, fibula: confibula (Cato): an iron cramp, fibula or ansa ferrea (Vitrvius).
cramp v.
TR., spasmo vexare (Scribonius, Larg., 171).
To fasten together with a cramp, fibulare.
To confine, coangustare: coartare: circumscribere: coercere: reprimere: contrahere: in angustum deducere: in exiguum angustumque concludere. To cramp a person, aliquem circumscribere, coercere (in his actions, etc., Cic., Mil., 88, sq.); in breve tempus conjicere aliquem (to confine him as to time; Ter. Hec., 5, 4, 2): to be cramped for room, anguste sedere (Cic., Frag.; recepissem te nisi anguste sederem, of room in his house): angustos fines habere (of a nation or tribe). Cramped circumstances, (rerum) angustiae; res angusta (Hor.). To write a cramped hand, *anguste scribere: a cramp style, oratio contorta; contortum dicendi genus: to be cramped, angustius se habere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cramp?
- The usual Latin words for “cramp” are spasmus, tetanus, fībula; also catus, coangustō, coartō. 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.