English → Latin
“gape” in Latin
hiōto yawn, gape; to stand open; to pause, connect badlyōscitōto open one's mouth, gape; to open out, unfold; to gape with weariness, yawnPhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)Petrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gape
hiare (general term for standing wide open, of what usually is or might be closed; hence offissures in the earth, of the mouth, etc., and of gaping with astonishment; ☞ Hor., Sat., 1, 2, 88; from desire of food or any possession, corvus hians, Phaedrus; emtor hians, Hor.; avaritia hians atque imminens, Cic.): oscitare: oscitari (to open the mouth, or anything that resembles a mouth; hence to yawn, and of flowers, to expand themselves; IMPROP. = to sit and gape; to be listless and inactive): omnia stupere (to gape at everything in wonderment, Petronius, 29, 1): inhiare alicui rei or aliquid; inhiantem mirari aliquid (after Verg., Aen., 7, 814, to gape at): hianti ore captare aliquid (to gape for food, etc.; e.g. aquam, Curt., 4, 16).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gape?
- The usual Latin words for “gape” are hiō, ōscitō, Phaedrus; also Petrōnius. 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.