English → Latin
“cumber” in Latin
impediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrassobstruōto build before or against; build, block, or wall up; stop up, barricade, render impassable; to obstruct, stop up, hindegravōto burden, weigh down, oppress; to make pregnant; to aggravate, make worseexhibeōto hold forth, present, show, exhibit, display, reveal; to deliver, give up, produce; furnish, supply, provide, render; obstōto stand before, stand in the way of, obstruct, block, oppose; to thwart, hindercareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of; to be separated from
The English word cumber itself goes back to Latin cumulus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cumber
impedire: obstruere [SYN. in To OBSTRUCT]: gravare: praegravare: molestiam alicui afferre or exhibere (to become troublesome to a person): obstare or impedimento esse alicui (to be in anybody’s way): onerare aliquem or aliquid aliqua re: onera alicui imponere. To cumber with cares, curis impedire (Terentianus). Vid. OBSTRUCT, LOAD, HINDER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cumber?
- The usual Latin words for “cumber” are impediō, obstruō, gravō; also exhibeō, obstō, careō. 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.