What is the Latin word for exertion?

The usual Latin words for “exertion” are contentiō, intentiō, labor; also cōnor, impetus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“exertion” in Latin

contentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effort intentiōstrain, tension; increase, augmentation; exertion, effort laborwork; labor, toil, exertion; hardship, trouble, fatigue, suffering, drudgery, distress cōnorto try, attempt impetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion

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

exertion

contentio: intentio (as action): labor (severe xertion): conatus (endeavor, effort). (The words are found in this connection and order.) conatus studiumque: exertion of body, in speaking, summa vis atque contentio: vain exertions, inanes contentiones or impetus: immoderate exertion, effusa contentio: to make great exertion in anything, acerrime agere, obnixe facere aliquid: to require great exertions, positum esse in labore: to render anybody’s exertions fruitless, conatum infringere: with great effort and exertion, contente: with great exertion, enixe; obnixe: with the greatest exertion, manibus pedibusque: not without the greatest effort and exertion, non sine summa industrial: to speak without any great exertion (of the voice), voci parcere. To make every exertion, omnes nervos contendere or intendere, ut etc.; summo studio anniti, ut etc. (or ad aliquid); omnia tentare, ut etc.; rem magno conatu studioque agere; in anything, omnibus viribus agere aliquid; omni virium contentione incumbere in aliquid or laborare in re; omni studio incumbere ad or in aliquid (☞ alicui rei is not classical); omnem curam atque operam conferre ad aliquid: for anything, summa ope niti pro re.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for exertion?: The usual Latin words for “exertion” are contentiō, intentiō, labor; also cōnor, impetus. 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.