English → Latin
“damn” in Latin
sībilōto hiss; to whistleexsībilōto hiss out or forthexigōto drive out; expel; to demand, require; enforce, exact (pay); to execute, complete a taskāctordoer, agent; actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie); prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, oratorōrātorAn orator, speaker.; A spokesman, spokesperson.; An ambassador (one entrusted with an oral message)poētapoetfābuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a play
The English word damn itself goes back to Latin damnum, through damnāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
damn
To condemn; Vid:
To consign to eternal torments, aliquem aeternis suppliciis addicere.
To hiss, sibilare; exsibilare; sibilis consectari (ἰκσυρίττειν, in order to convey to the speaker or player displeasure): e scena sibilis explodere (to hiss off the stage, actorem, the player): ejicere; exigere ( ἰκβίλλειν, ἐκριπτειν, oratorem, actorem, or poetam, or fabulam): to be damned, ejici; exigi: one who has never been damned, intactus a sibilo: to fear being damned, sibilum metuere: that ought to be damned, exigendus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for damn?
- The usual Latin words for “damn” are sībilō, exsībilō, exigō; also āctor, ōrātor, poēta. 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.