English → Latin
“gripe” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gripe s.
Grasp, Vid:
Gripes, tormina (plur.): colicus dolor: colon. To cure the gripes, tormina discutere (Plin.): to be suffering from, tormented by the gripes, torminibus or ex intestinis laborare: torminibus affectum esse.
gripe v.
To seize with the hand, etc. [Vid: To GRASP, To CLUTCH.]
To cause pain in the bowels, *torminibus afficere aliquem. I am griped, torminibus laboro.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gripe?
- The usual Latin words for “gripe” are tormina, cōlon. 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.