English → Latin
“flail” in Latin
perticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, (especially) the Roman rod of 10 ft (about 3 m)fūstisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, clubbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod, verge (staff of office); stick, cudgel
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flail
pertica: fustis: baculus (a long stick or cudgel which was used by the ancients for thrashing). Vid: To THRASH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flail?
- The usual Latin words for “flail” are pertica, fūstis, baculum. 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.