English → Latin
“heart-ache” in Latin
cordoliumheartfelt grief; sorrow of the heart, heartacheaegritūdōillness, sickness; grief, sorrowsollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessdolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow; indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeancemaerormourning, grief, lamentation; sorrow
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heart-ache
cordolium (Plaut., Cist., 1, 1, 67, and Poen., 1, 2, 89; Apul., Met., 9, p. 226, 28): animi angor: aegritudo: sollicitudo: dolor: moeror. Anybody gives me the heartache, aliquis mihi aegritudinem or dolorem, or moerorem affert; aliquis me sollicitudine or moerore afficit (the first; e.g., of a degenerate son).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heart-ache?
- The usual Latin words for “heart-ache” are cordolium, aegritūdō, sollicitūdō; also dolor, maeror. 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.