English → Latin
“fainting-fit” in Latin
subeōto go under, come under; enter; to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; come or go on; animaair, breath; life, ghost; souldēfectiōdefection, desertion; rebellion, revolt (of a city); failing, failure, deficiency, want, disappearance, decline
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fainting-fit
subita (animae) defectio (Suet., Cal., 50). ☞ Animae deliquium is not Latin, animae defectus, uncertain. To fall into a fainting-fit; Vid: To FAINT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fainting-fit?
- The usual Latin words for “fainting-fit” are subeō, anima, dēfectiō. 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.