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“flank” in Latin
īlethe part of the abdomen extending from the lowest ribs to the pubes; the groin, flank; intestines, guts, entrails; the bferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bearlatusside, flank; side (e.g., of a shape)invādōto enter; to invade; to verbally attack, assail, upbraid, berate, rebuke, castigateincurrōto run into or towards; to attack, invade; to happen (to), befall, occur, to incur
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flank s.
PROPR., ilia (loins and thighs, flanks: ilia inter coxas et pubem immo ventre posita sunt, Cels.).
IMPROPR, (of an army), latus. In flank, a or ab latere or lateribus (opposed to a fronte, a tergo): that they may not be attacked in flank, ne quis militibus ab latere impetus fieri possit (Cic.). To attack the enemy on the flank; to take the enemy in flank, hostem a latere aggredi or invadere; hostem ex transverso adoriri; latus hostium invadere or incurrere; transversam hostium aciem invadere; in latera hostis incursare: an exposed or uncovered flank, latus apertum: to cover the flank, latus tutum praestare: to be stationed on the flank, latere cingere: to attack the enemy on both flanks, ab utroque latere hosti instare: to place the cavalry on the flanks, equites ad latera disponere: to fall on the enemy’s unprotected flank, hostes latere aperto aggredi (Caes.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flank?
- The usual Latin words for “flank” are īle, ferō, latus; also invādō, incurrō. 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.