What is the Latin word for ding?

The usual Latin words for “ding” are allīdō, illīdō, incutiō; also īnflīgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ding” in Latin

allīdōto dash or crush against; to bruise; to damage, or suffer damage illīdōto strike or dash upon or against; to thump or bump against incutiōto strike on, against, into; to inspire with, inflict, excite īnflīgōto knock or strike against; to inflict or impose

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ding

TRANS., allidere: illidere: incutere: infligere. INTRANS., Vid. BOUNCE, BLUSTER.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ding?: The usual Latin words for “ding” are allīdō, illīdō, incutiō; also īnflīgō. 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.