English → Latin
“gait” in Latin
incēdōto walk, stride, step, march (along); to walk or move … etc. with divine presence or attributes; to advance (move forwaringrediorto go into or onto, enter; to enter upon, engage in, apply oneself to something; to enter upon, begin, commencetardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gait
incessus: ingressus. A quick or slow gait, incessus citus, tardus: an erect gait, incessus erectus: ingressus Cels.: an effeminate gait, incessus fractus. To have a somewhat effeminate gait, molliorem esse in incessu (Ov., A.A., 3, 306): to have a proud or stately gait, magnifice incedere: to have a firm and not undignified gait, habere stabilem quendam et non expertem dignitatis gradum (this, also, of the march of metrical feet in verse; e.g., of a spondee).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gait?
- The usual Latin words for “gait” are incēdō, ingredior, tardus. 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.