English → Latin
“gag” in Latin
linteumlinen cloth; bedsheet; sailōsmouth; (in general) head or face; (in general) facial features, countenance, appearance
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gag v.
praeligare alicui os: aliquid in fauces alicujus injicere: obvolvere alicujus os aliqua re et praeligare (Cic., to wrap anything round his mouth): aliquid (e.g., lintea) in os faucesque injicere (after Liv., 40, 24): *os alicujus obturare (to stuff up his mouth, gutturem obturare, Plaut.).
gag
*oris or faucium obturamentum, or injectae in fauces alicujus tapetes (or injecta... lintea, according to what is used; after Liv., 40, 24).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gag?
- The usual Latin words for “gag” are linteum, ōs. 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.