English → Latin
“gamble” in Latin
PaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).perdōto destroy, ruin, wreck; to waste, squander; to have no more, to be deprived oflēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gamble
ludere in pecuniam (general term, to play for money; Paullus, Dig.): aleae indulgere: studiosissime aleam ludere: calfacere forum aleatorium (Augustin, ap. Suet.; i. e., to keep the gaming-table warm): aleatorem esse. To gamble away (so much), perdere alea, or, from context, perdere only: to spend whole nights in gambling, *totas noctes conterere alea: to gamble every day and all day long, ludere per omnes dies, forumque aleatorium calefacere (Suet.). A law against gambling, lex, quae aleam vetat (after Hor., Od., 3, 24, 58).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gamble?
- The usual Latin words for “gamble” are Paulus, perdō, lēx. 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.