English → Latin
“falter” in Latin
balbūtiōto stutter or stammer; to lisp; to babbletitubōto stagger, totter, reel; to hesitate, falter, waverhaereōto stick, stick fast; cling; cleave; adhere; hang, hang on or to; hold fast, be fastened; hang on; be caught; take root;
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
falter
balbutire (to stammer; also to speak hesitatingly and indistinctly; from want of confidence; opposed to aperte et clara voce dicere, Cic.): titubare (to stumble, etc., of witnesses who get confused; Cic., Auct. ad Her., subdola lingua titubat, Ov.): titubanter et inconstanter loqui de aliqua re (Auct. ad Her., 4, 41, 53): labare sermone (Plin., 14, 22, 82; to speak with an unsteady or uncertain voice, from hesitation, etc.): haerere (to be at a loss; to stick fast). To speak without faltering, aperte et clara voce dicere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for falter?
- The usual Latin words for “falter” are balbūtiō, titubō, haereō. 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.