English → Latin
“groan” in Latin
gemōto sigh, groan; to creak; to bemoan, lamentsuspīrōto sigh (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
groan
gemere: gemitus edere (aloud): suspirare (to sigh with a hollow voice): ab immo pectore suspirare, or suspiria ducere (to groan deeply; † Ov., Met., 2, 156; 10, 402): suspiria trahere († Ov., Met., 2, 753); suspirium alte petere (Plaut., Cist., 1, 1, 18). To groan under the burden of anything, aliqua re oppressum esse. Vid: also To SIGH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for groan?
- The usual Latin words for “groan” are gemō, suspīrō. 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.