English → Latin
“drowsiness” in Latin
oscĭtātĭoan opening of the mouth wideveternusold age; lethargy, listlessness, somnolencetarditāsslowness, tardinesssēgnitāssluggishness, tardinessignāviainactivity, laziness, idleness, sloth, listlessness; cowardice, worthlessnessinerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude; inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; st
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drowsiness
Sleepiness; as state, and in one particular instance, somni necessitas: oscitatio (in as far as it manifests itself by yawning): an irresistible drowsiness, inexpugnabilis paene somni necessitas.
As inherent quality of the individual, veternus: ☞ somnolentia not before Sidon., Ep., 2, 2, med.
IMPROPR. tarditas: segnitas: ignavia: inertia. (The words are found in this connection and order.) tarditas et ignavia. SYN. in IDLENESS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drowsiness?
- The usual Latin words for “drowsiness” are oscĭtātĭo, veternus, tarditās; also sēgnitās, ignāvia, iners. 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.